Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday April 22, 2023 traveled to the United States of America to deliver a special lecture at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) in Philadelphia.
This was disclosed by Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja.
Akade said the vice president would also participate in an interactive session with students and faculty coordinated by Wale Adebanwi, Professor of Africana Studies at the UPenn.
The statement reads, “Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN will this Saturday depart Nigeria for the United States of America where he is scheduled to deliver a Special Lecture at the University of Pennsylvania, UPenn in Philadelphia.
“UPenn, which is one of the eight private universities known as the Ivy League in the United States, was initially established in 1740 as a charity school.
“It was founded through the merger of the Afro-American Studies Program and the Center for the Study of Black Literature and Culture at the University of Pennsylvania in 2015. The Center is hosting the Vice President’s Special Lecture in partnership with other faculties of the University such as PennCarey Law, Perry World House, Wharton Business School, Coalition for Equity and Opportunity and Perelman School of Medicine.
“Besides the lecture, the VP will also participate in an interactive session with students and faculty coordinated by Prof. Wale Adebanwi, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
“Prof. Osinbajo, a leading voice and strong advocate for a Just Energy Transition for Africa and the developing world, is currently spearheading efforts aimed at creating the African Carbon Market as one of the pathways of a just and sustainable transition.
“Prof. Osinbajo is expected back in Abuja right after his engagements in Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania.”
