President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his congratulatory message, described Saheed Aderinto, a Professor of History and African and African Diaspora Studies, Florida International University as a pride of Africa for winning the prestigious Dan David $300,000 prize in History.
Tinubu, in a statement he personally signed on Monday, added that Prof. Aderinto “has not only has also made Nigeria, Africa and the entire Black race proud, for which we must all remain thankful to him.”
He also praised the Selection Team of the international award for finding Aderinto’s works worthy of recognition.
The Selection Committee appreciated Aderinto’s works saying he “situates African history at the cutting edge of diverse literatures in the histories of sexuality, nonhumans and violence, noting that it is exceptional to see a single person leading scholarship in all these fields.”
Tinubu further promised to create avenues for Nigerians to make the country proud on the international scene, “On my part, I will do all that is necessary to get our people to rise to any level they desire in all areas including the academia.”
“I congratulate Prof. Aderinto, our worthy ambassador. I hope and pray that this award spurs many of our young people to rise to the zenith in their careers.”
