University Of Ghana Says US President Joe Biden Will Be Guest Speaker At Upcoming Event

University Of Ghana Says US President Joe Biden Will Be Guest Speaker At Upcoming Event

  • The University of Ghana will host the Kofi Annan Memorial Lecture on September 5, 2024, at the ISSER conference room
  • The university has stirred reactions by announcing that US President Joe Biden will be a speaker at the upcoming event
  • Netizens who saw the post have greeted it with mixed reactions, with some astounded while others are still sceptical

One of Ghana's prestigious tertiary institutions, the University of Ghana, has announced that US President Joe Biden will be a guest speaker at an upcoming event.

UG took to X to announce that the American politician would honour an invitation to speak at the Kofi Annan Memorial Lecture on Election Violence, which will be held at the ISSER conference room on September 5, 2024.

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The University of Ghana says it will host US President Joe Biden as a guest speaker at Kofi Annan Memorial Lecture. Image source: University of Ghana, Joe Biden
Source: Twitter

President Akufo-Addo has also been invited to speak at the much-anticipated event, scheduled for 10:30 am.

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Although the institution did not indicate how Joe Biden would deliver his speech, it is likely he would rely on video call since there has been no news of the US president arriving in Ghana recently.

See the post below:

Netizens confused after UG's announcement

Netizens were left astounded after the University of Ghana announced Joe Biden as a guest speaker at an upcoming event.

Many did not believe the news, while others are patiently waiting for the incumbent American leader to speak at the lecture.

@NicholasGyarkw wrote:

"If we come wey the guest speakers no show up aaa, you squad go hear an on the high way ooo."

@abanga_lateef wrote:

"Is this really true?."

@young_damien7 wrote:

"Joe Biden?"

@ElSaminou wrote:

"Ebi Kasoa Joe Biden or?"

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@MrDeco_1 wrote:

"zoom."

@ManuelAristotl4 wrote:

"Biden dey Ghana?"

@Yawblaq106 wrote:

"Joe Biden coming to do what."

Biden drops out of US presidential race

Meanwhile, as YEN.com.gh reported, the US President will not contest the elections on November 7.

Joe Biden bowed out of the race to retain his Oval Office after weeks of pressure from the Democrats.

On Sunday, July 21, he said the decision was in the best interest of his political party and the country.

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh