Professor Taiwo Oloruntoba- Oju, in his speech he tentatively titled “Sharing Osundare: The Village Bard on Social Media”, said for Osundare to be winning awards upon awards means he is doing something right. He also spoke about the social media frenzy that Osundare’s poetry has triggered. “The harvest has continued and it is continuing till now. Our belief and hope is that the harvest will continue for ever,” Oloruntoba-Oju prayed.
“So, from these awards we can only say one thing. And this is paraphrasing Professor izevbaye now. That Profesor Osundare must be doing something right for him to have been a recipient of these many awards. He must be doing something right. In short, his poetry is damn god. And I am sure this is something that many critics are going to say or echo. Every line is like a jewel that you can hold, display and admire. That is how good his poetry is. I also want to say that there is a certain trajectory that his poetry seems to be influencing.