The Mayor of Port of Spain is to receive a petition today, calling for the removal of the statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Port of Spain.

Project director of Cross Rhodes Freedom Project Shabaka Kambon is expected to hand over the petition To Mayor Joel Martinez this morning.

It is reported that there are over 8,000 signatures on the petition.

The signatures were submitted online and compiled by the organisation.

But Spain’s Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Javier Carbajosa says removing the statue would not right the wrongs of the past.

He is, instead, urging all stakeholders to understand the importance of historical relics.