Journalist-author launches book to mark 40th birthday

Journalist cum author, Sanmi Falobi, recently launched his latest book, Shadows Of Insight: A Collection Of Inspirational Notes, as part of the activities marking his 40th birthday. And speaking at the occasion on why he wrote still another book when it’s being said that Nigerians don’t read anymore, Falobi expressed the view that Nigerians are still reading and that when you give them first choice books, that’s when you would know they are still reading. “You cannot force people to read. People read what they need to, so whatever you write will appeal to a certain set of people who will want to read it, and they will be your market. The only problem with reading for Nigerians is just the economy. People toil to survive on a daily basis and before they’ll buy a book, they would want to take care of feeding, shelter and so on first. However, if you give them books they like free, you’ll see they’ll read them.” He also said that he wrote the book to inspire those who might be going through a rough patch and are finding it difficult to take care of their responsibilities that there’s light at the end of the tunnel if they don’t give up. Present at the launching were Femi Adesina, President, Nigeria Guild of Editors; Lekan Otufodunrin, Online Editor, The Nation; Lanre Arogundade, Director, International Press Centre; Mike Ethapemi, Senior Pastor, First Light Christian Centre; Francis Abayomi, Executive Director, Peace and Development Projects; Niyi Falobi, MD, Petro Knowledge Energy Consulting; and many others.