Emmanuel Thomas, Lagos
I cannot think of any other Nigerian more deserving of the Copyright Grand Medal than Prince Ajibola
October 5, 2015 – A former Judge of World Court at the Hague, Prince Bola Ajibola will be honoured alive during the Copyright Society of Nigeria(COSON) week holding in Lagos.
Prince Ajibola who was Attorney-General of the Federation will receive the Copyright Grand Medal from the society.
He is being crowned as a result of the pivotal role he played in the promulgation of the Nigerian copyright law which has formed the bedrock of the immense activity in popular music, movies, programming and similar creative endeavors in the country.
The former judge who is 81 will also be the Guest of Honour at the COSON Lecture and he will be the first individual to be presented with the Copyright Grand Medal.
The event will hold, November 2, 2015 at Sheraton Hotel & Towers Ikeja. The lecture is one of the key events of the much talked about COSON week holding from November 1 to 7. The week has “Intellectual property rights in the digital economy as theme.
“This year’s COSON Lecture will be chaired by IT guru and business mogul, Chief Leo Stan Ekeh who is chairman of Zinox Technologies, Task Systems, Technology Distributions Ltd and several other companies in the technology sector.
Speaking about the upcoming COSON Lecture, Chairman, COSON, Chief Tony Okoroji said he is highly elated.
“The arrangements for the COSON Lecture are going on very well. For a living legend like Prince Bola Ajibola who is rarely seen in public, to accept to honour us with his presence at the COSON Lecture is mind blowing. If you read my book, ‘Copyright & the New Millionaires’, you will see the historic role played by this great nationalist to shape the future of the Nigerian creative community. I cannot think of any other Nigerian more deserving of the Copyright Grand Medal than Prince Ajibola”, he said.
“I am also excited that we will have as Chairman another exceptional Nigerian. Chief Leo Stan Ekeh has used technology to shape our country in ways which many people are unaware of,” he said,
