{"id":265728,"date":"2016-11-07T06:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T06:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=265728"},"modified":"2016-11-07T06:00:23","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T06:00:23","slug":"afrocentric-obama-book-reading-event-at-gij-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/11\/afrocentric-obama-book-reading-event-at-gij-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Afrocentric Obama&#8217; book reading event at GIJ [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author of &#8216;The\u00a0Afrocentric Obama and Lessons on Political Campaigning&#8217; book,\u00a0Dr. Etse Sikanku, on\u00a0Friday, November 4, held a book reading at the Ghana Institution of Journalism (GIJ) in Accra.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/7249b37c-4874-43d0-bd85-db8e03daac64.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-265733\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/7249b37c-4874-43d0-bd85-db8e03daac64.jpg\" alt=\"7249b37c-4874-43d0-bd85-db8e03daac64\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The event was\u00a0aimed at inculcating the habit of reading among Ghanaians, and it was held at the forecourt of the institution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4d973882-1649-4abb-8351-aee5cac6fe77.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-265734\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4d973882-1649-4abb-8351-aee5cac6fe77.jpg\" alt=\"4d973882-1649-4abb-8351-aee5cac6fe77\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The event was\u00a0followed by a book sale and signing ceremony at the same venue on Saturday, November 5, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/e1424611-5b25-41a7-b305-6bf57c2f103a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-265735\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/e1424611-5b25-41a7-b305-6bf57c2f103a.jpg\" alt=\"e1424611-5b25-41a7-b305-6bf57c2f103a\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Afrocentric Obama and lessons on political campaigning\u2019 was launched at the British Council in Ghana on October 8, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/20830e40-1c4d-4590-bfdb-008294d40b6d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-265736\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/20830e40-1c4d-4590-bfdb-008294d40b6d.jpg\" alt=\"20830e40-1c4d-4590-bfdb-008294d40b6d\" width=\"600\" height=\"377\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The book presents President of America, Barack Obama from an African perspective, and his breakthrough in politics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4a2847a8-ebbc-4cc3-a83b-2723fcc119f2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-265731\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4a2847a8-ebbc-4cc3-a83b-2723fcc119f2.jpg\" alt=\"4a2847a8-ebbc-4cc3-a83b-2723fcc119f2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Sikanku in his book explained how Obama&#8217;s African roots also played a very critical role in his success story.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author of &#8216;The\u00a0Afrocentric Obama and Lessons on Political Campaigning&#8217; book,\u00a0Dr. Etse Sikanku, on\u00a0Friday, November 4, held a book reading at the Ghana Institution of Journalism (GIJ) in Accra. 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