It was in the light of these and other reasons that Ekiti State chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors in collaboration with Ekiti State University organized the 2nd Annual Niyi Osundare Colloquium which held at the Main Auditorium of the Ekiti State University on Wednesday 12 March, 2025. The theme of the Colloquium was : "The Role of the Writer in a Society in Need of Social Re-Engineering". The lecture was delivered by Professor Adebayo Lamikanra. The Chairman of the occasion was Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, who was represented by Senator Babafemi Ojudu, the facilitator of the event. While the host was Professor J.B Ayodele, Vice Chancellor, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. Students of Amoye Grammar School, Ikere Ekiti, Christ's School Ado-Ekiti and Ekiti State University Ado-Ekiti also spiced up the day with their vivacious presence as well as poetic and dance performances It was a day of tributes, music, dance and reminiscences. It was also a day of culture and tradition, which Osundare's poetry brims with. Still, what made the event spectacular was that it coincided with the celebrant's 78th birthday.