Former Vice Chairman, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Otunba Eddie Aderinokun, is dead. He passed on January 3 at 80.
A statement by his brother, Chief Kayode Aderinokun, reads: “With great sadness, but with submission to the will of God, we announce the passing on to glory of our beloved father, grandfather, husband and brother, Otunba Edward Olayiwola Aderinokun, a veteran journalist and poet on January 3, 2021, following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.”

Until his death, the late Aderinokun, a sports enthusiast, was a major benefactor of ANA Lagos chapter. He founded The Clusters, a pop group in Lagos in the late 60s and featured great talents such as Berkeley Jones (guitarist), Tony Amadi, Linus Okechi and Jibade Thomas.

Aderinokun was an enigmatic and resourceful patron of the Committee for Relevant Arts (CORA) and its projects.
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