Tinubu hails Nigerian scholars over election into American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Messrs Olupona and Pate were among the 269 outstanding individuals recently announced as new Fellows of the prestigious Academy.

In a statement released by his office at the weekend, the President-elect commended Mr Olupona, a professor in the field of Religious Studies, for his outstanding contributions to knowledge production and humanity.

“This comes as no surprise to me. The fact that he knows his onion is easily evident in conversations with him and Prof. Olupona and I have had several intellectual encounters. The President-elect in his congratulatory statement also praised another illustrious Nigerian, Mr Pate of Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, who is among the appointees, saying his research work did not go unnoticed.Mr Pate was Minister of State for Health in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

 

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