Obi raises concern after OAU lecture cancellation, warns of shrinking academic space

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi warned that Nigerian universities are seeing a rising trend of cancelled academic events after a scheduled lecture at Obafemi Awolowo University was abruptly withdrawn. He said the pattern threatens academic freedom and deprives students of vital intellectual exchange.

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over what he described as a growing pattern of cancelled academic engagements in Nigerian universities, following the sudden withdrawal of a scheduled lecture at Obafemi Awolowo University. He disclosed this in a statement posted on his official page on April 25 2026. According […] Obi raises concern after OAU lecture cancellation, warns of shrinking academic space