· Corporate giants throw weight behind coffee table book
· Coastal Lagos partners with writer through Ministry of Information
A great cause will ever be supported by great means and great men. Little wonder Lanre Alfred’s latest endeavour attracts the goodwill and benefaction of Nigeria’s finest corporate giants and political establishment.
As the deep answers to the call of the deep, so are Oyin Adeyemi, the very hard working and beautiful boss of StillEarth Group, Access Bank Plc. and the Lagos State government, supporting the ThisDay columnist and celebrity writer, Alfred.
Motivated by the prolific writer’s purpose and depth of his latest literary project, “The Titans,” they have thrown their weight behind the initiative; they are supporting the trans-generational literature without reservations.
Alfred’s patrons are certainly no novices to such inspirational efforts. For instance, Access Bank, under the leadership of Herbert Wigwe, its current Managing Director (MD), has established itself as a supporter of great causes. The Lagos State government through its Ministry of Information has also established itself as a promoter of wonderful initiatives likewise StillEarth Group boss, Oyin Adeyemi.
Thus their steadfast support for the coffee-table book initiative. Their support of the project, according to Alfred, is a noteworthy contribution to a trans-generational literary initiative that would serve as a reference point for posterity and historians.
Alfred’s book highlights the remarkable feats of Nigeria’s wunderkind. The book chronicles the exploits and achievements of Nigeria’s finest brains and leaders across fields of endeavour.
According to him, it focuses on the invaluable contributions of individuals who have turned an idea into an industry and built, in the process, remarkable prosperity and popularity.
The book which is a product of painstaking research spanning the last decade, mirrors the outstanding resilience and perseverance of outstanding individuals through daunting political and socio-economic odds.
According to him, “Essentially, I have documented in pristine prose and pictures, the inspiring exploits and attainments of Nigeria’s finest breed of magnates, politicians, scientists, academics, technocrats and entertainers who are transforming the world and inspiring others to do likewise.”
Thus, as he recalls his subjects’ storied trajectory and records it for posterity and historians, Alfred projects his book as an inspirational mini-biography of the exploits of Nigeria’s finest.
