Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has explained that its decision to deny the use of Oduduwa Hall for a proposed lecture by former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi was based on safety considerations, orderliness, and established procedures.

In a late Sunday statement signed by the school’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, OAU said the organisers and the guests notified the university of the event less than 24 hours before its scheduled date.

According to the statement, the institution explained that a student group had extended the invitation to Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, to deliver a lecture on campus, and requested the use of Oduduwa Hall for the event.

The management, however, said it was not duly informed of the calibre of people visiting the campus to enable the provision of necessary logistical and security arrangements, including liaison with relevant authorities.

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