Olufemi Obafemi

Olufemi Obafemi, born 4 April 1950, is the 76th recipient of the Nigerian National Order of Merit award. He is a poet, playwright, author and Professor of English and Dramatic Literature at the University of Ilorin since October, 1990. Obafemi is believed to have pioneered an experimental tool for revolutionary aesthetics in Africa, typifying the plays of second generation Nigerian and African dramatist. His work has also influenced the interpretation of radical drama among theatre scholars in West Africa in the 1980s and 90s. He has also contributed to advancing the discourse on post-feminist aesthetics in Nigeria drama to the engagement in material perception of society. He is an editorial consultant and columnist in several of Nigeria's national newspaper.