GEORGE AKINYEMI IWILADE ‘AFRIKA’ ESSAY COMPETITION

THE RADIANT JUSTICE CHAMBERS, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY

presents

The 2020 Annual ‘GEORGE AKINYEMI IWILADE ‘AFRIKA’ ESSAY COMPETITION’

We invite interested students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria to

submit an essay on ‘Youth and Leadership in Africa: the questions, the answers and

the duty’. The essay should explore the powers, aspirations, and limitations of youth and how they shape young people’s connections with leadership. It should also explore the key infrastructures through which youth are able to impact on leadership or indeed, lead.

George Akinyemi Iwilade (‘Afrika’) was a third-year law student and Secretary-

General of the Students’ Union at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife when he was murdered by cultists on the 10th of July, 1999. Apart from being a stellar student and an outstanding leader, Afrika was an intellectual who focused on the critical intersections of race, history, and development in Africa. He founded the Afrika Forward Movement (AFORM) as a vehicle for promoting Pan-African thought and education. His legacy is that of unstained integrity, selflessness, courage, and justice.

We hope that this essay competition, like other similar measures, will contribute to

preserving this legacy.

Eligibility:

An Applicant must be a current student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,

Nigeria.

Awards

The Top 3 entries will each receive a commemorative certificate, career mentorship and support, as well as a cash prize as follows:

Best Entry: N50, 000.00

Second Best entry: N30, 000.00

Third Best entry: N20, 000.00

Submission Guidelines

1. Fill in the submission form available via this link

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zoEodWObrXU4BCb2c2QNebqpk6SqSkLNrDHWFx23fEY/edit

2. An essay of no more than 1000 words.

3. Entries are open for submission from 4.30am of Friday, 10th July, 2020 to

11.59am of Friday, 31st July, 2020.

This Competition is sponsored by the Iwilade Family.

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