Students of Girls Science College,Garko, Kano State last  week feted former Association of Nigeria Authors (ANA) president, Dr Wale Okediran as a Guest Writer for its Arts, Media and Culture Club.

The school which is only for SS1 to SS3 students, has a population of 600 students.

The Opening Prayer for the event was said by one of the Staff, Abduljalil Ismail Idris while the Coordinator of the Club, Mr Khalid Imam gave his welcome remarks. The School Principal, Mr Jamil Ahmad Zakirai also made  an opening remark.

Two students, Hasina Takwaye and Aisha Muhammad Auwal later gave the Citation of the Guest Writer before Poetry Readings and a Short Story were delivered by   Aisha Aliyu Kiru (A Joke) Aisha Rufa’i Faragi, Amina Balarabe, Sa’adatu Kabiru Sa’ad and Aisha Kabir Sarki (Poems) and Amina Balarabe (Short Story).

Okedirana s the guest writer,  also read short excerpts from his books, The Weaving Looms, Sighs of Desires and Tenants of the House .

In his final remarks, Okediran congratulated the Principal for producing such well dressed and brilliant students. As a way of improving the students literary abilities, the novelist offered a year subscription of two daily newspapers for the School Library as well as support for the publication of the proposed Anthology of  Poems and Short Stories.