Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, led the list of dignitaries to the launch of a children’s book written by famous Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, on Friday.
Obi shared photos from the event on his X page on Saturday.
He explained in the post that the event held in Lagos on Friday, and was well attended by notable Nigerians.
The post read: “Yesterday, I joined other very respected Nigerians at a remarkable event aimed at improving the reading culture of Nigerian children.
“The event which attracted notable personalities like President Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed, Prof Hakeem Bello-Osagie, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, Bella Disu, Ndidi Nwuneli, Chimamanda’s husband, Ivara Esege, and others, was the unveiling of a children’s book authored by my very dear sister and global icon, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
“The children’s book titled, ‘Mama’s Sleeping Scarf,’ was presented at the event tagged, ‘Christmas Magic’ in Lagos. The motive of the author was to help reinforce the reading culture among Nigerians, especially the youth and children.”
The award winning author is celebrated for earlier publications like ‘Purple Hibiscus,’ ‘Americanah,’ and ‘Half Of A Yellow Sun,.
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