Abubakar Gimba

Abubakar Gimba (10 March 1952 – 25 February 2015) was a Nigerian author, economist, and administrator. He was known for his novels including Witnesses to Tears, Sunset for a Mandarin, Sacred Apples, and Footprints. He was a former president of the Association of Nigerian Authors. Quotes I set out to be a novelist with a cause. With a mission. Mine was a literary adventure in advocacy. To get the society in which I live to be a better place for our generation. Quoted from Abubakar Gimba’s reflections on his purpose as a writer and his commitment to using literature for social advocacy, National Week of Remembrance for Departed Writers (NAWRED). My business as a writer is to try in my little ways to remove the moles in the eyes of Nigerians so that they can see the so many possibilities that would make our nation grow. Statement by Abubakar Gimba explaining his role as a writer concerned with social issues and national development. National Week of Remembrance for Departed Writers (NAWRED). The writer must hold the mirror to the larger society to take a more sobering look at itself. Quoted from Abubakar Gimba’s poem Once Upon a Reed discussing the responsibility of writers to challenge society Ahmadu Bello University Research Repository. External links Category:1952 births Category:2015 deaths Category:Authors from Nigeria