Professor Saheed Aderinto of the department History and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University, who won the $300,000 Dan David Prize has responded to Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s felicitations on Twitter.
Obi had congratulated the award winning Aderinto for clinching the largest history prize in the world and putting Nigeria on the world map.
Obi wrote:
“Nigerian born Prof Saheed Aderinto, a Professor of History and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University, who recently won the $300,000 Dan David Prize—the largest history prize in the world. Prof Aderinto is the First and only Nigerian to have been awarded such prestigious prize in recognition of his outstanding scholarship in the very important field of history. Beyond his financial reward, I am particularly thrilled by the achievements of intellectual giants like him who place Nigeria on the global map. As a firm promoter of education for societal development, I hope that his scholarly works will deepen our understanding of history and help sharpen our views for a better tomorrow. -PO”
To the above message, Prof Aderinto replied:
