LABOUR Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, will deliver the keynote address at the convocation lecture of the American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State, on Saturday, November 30.
The ceremony – the school’s 16th Founder’s Day lecture – will coincide with the institution’s 20th anniversary.
The spokesman for Peter Obi Media Reach, Ibrahim Umar, announced this in a statement on Friday, November 29, in Abuja.
He said the lecture was consistent with Obi’s previous public speeches at renowned educational institutions worldwide, such as Harvard and Yale Universities.
Umar added that the occasion would also serve as an opportunity for Obi to honour the university’s founder and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, in recognition of his ‘remarkable’ contributions to society, particularly in the areas of education and human development.
The statement added that the 16th Founder’s Day lecture would be the highlight of activities marking the 20th anniversary of the school’s founding.
It added that the university’s mission is to educate students to apply their knowledge and research to tackle Africa’s socio-economic challenges.
The president of AUN, DeWayne Frazier, a professor, extended a warm welcome to Obi as the keynote speaker and expressed the university community’s gratitude for his acceptance of the invitation.
According to Frazier, Obi is an accomplished public servant and politician who has spent most of his life providing quality leadership and service to Nigerians.
“He is a champion of education and will be an excellent speaker to celebrate our 20 years,” Frazier stated.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Obi joins the ranks of distinguished personalities who have delivered the Founder’s Day lecture at the university.
They include Paul Vita; Ibrahim Gambari, a professor; Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah; and Charles Soludo, a professor and current governor of Anambra state.
Obi was the vice presidential candidate to Abubakar on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform during the 2019 presidential election.
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