The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has cancelled his bi-monthly X space event for a symposium in the United States.
He revealed this in a statement issued via his X handle on Friday, stating that the event will begin from today, September 29 to 30, however, he would be speaking today.
The triune event, which includes the Chinua Achebe international symposium, the 10th anniversary memorial and 40th anniversary of his seminal booklet: “The Trouble with Nigeria”, will be holding at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA.
He wrote, “My Dear Obidients and Fellow Nigerians, I wish to humbly and regrettably inform you that I will not participate in our bi-monthly Twitter Space that is due today, 29th September, due to a scheduled inevitable engagement.
“I have earlier been invited to deliver a Keynote Speech at The Chinua Achebe International Symposium, and the 10th Anniversary Memorial and 40th Anniversary of His seminal booklet “The Trouble with Nigeria” at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA.
“Thankfully, my speech will focus on “The Trouble With Nigeria” as written by our Internationally renowned author, Chinua Achebe, 40 years ago, and I would like everyone to be part of it. Sadly, Nigeria has continued to grapple with, and at an even more alarming rate, the very troubles written about by Achebe four decades ago. However, we must not allow our nation to go down under the present cocktail of challenges. May I request that you all join me today as the event will be streamed live online?
“Details are contained in the attached flyer. Thank you. -PO”
