The President also commiserates with literary community members, friends, and fans of the renowned writer.
Ms Segun passed away on Thursday March 6, 2025, about a month after her 95th birthday.
She was a poet, playwright, and writer of short stories and children's books. She pioneered children's literature through the Children's Literature Association of Nigeria, which she founded in 1978, and the Children's Documentation and Research Centre, which she established in 1990 in Ibadan.
President Tinubu mourns the illustrious writer and describes her extraordinary and enduring impact on Nigeria's literary landscape over decades.
The President notes that Ms Segun's first book, My Father's Daughter, was published in 1965. It received global acclaim and remains a guidebook for aspiring writers, literary enthusiasts, and students.
President Tinubu prays for the repose of the literary icon's soul and divine comfort for her family.
President Tinubu mourns the illustrious writer and describes her extraordinary and enduring impact on Nigeria's literary landscape over decades.
The President notes that Ms Segun's first book, My Father's Daughter, was published in 1965. It received global acclaim and remains a guidebook for aspiring writers, literary enthusiasts, and students.
President Tinubu prays for the repose of the literary icon's soul and divine comfort for her family.
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ReplyDeleteAww Rest in peace Ma! I love her book - My father's daughter
DeleteShe's YK Yeni Kuti's Mother in-law.
DeleteRIP Momma.
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Rest well great writer
ReplyDeleteOh! Dear may God rest her soul and comfort the family Amen!
ReplyDeleteOh! A Legend is gone. It's nostalgic remembering her books we read in Primary school...my mother's daughter and the rest. May God grant her eternal rest, amen.
ReplyDeleteA life well lived.
ReplyDeleteSleep on veteran.
Rip Mama.
ReplyDeletemay her gentle soul rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteMay her soul restcin peace. Amen
ReplyDeleteAww… one of the writer that shaped us, while growing up.
ReplyDeleteRIP.
No, that's not true Mayowa.
DeleteJudging from your comments here over the years, she tried to shape you but you refused to be shaped.
She's a legend, may her soul rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteRest in peace grandma 🙏🏿
ReplyDeleteMay her soul rest in peace
ReplyDeleteRest Well Ma
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Rest in peace ma
ReplyDeleteMay his soul rest in peace
ReplyDeleteRest in peace ma
ReplyDeleteI will read that book again. I loved it so much back the
A great writer
ReplyDeleteMay her soul rest in peace