This is a great and well deserved honour for Prof Obioma Nnaemeka.
Almost as wide ranging as this hugely amazing world conference she convened at UNN in 1992 (30 years ago-attended by such respected minds as Late Flora Nwapa), she has shown such a broad and amazing scholarship herself that would lead her to this height.
When honor is nearly a humour in our part of the world - Who honors who and why and where remains an important aspect of honor! This is a great honour by a great institution! Her scholarship and contributions shows this range of wide breath that would locate her for this honour.
You will be dazzled by the awe and respect Professor Nnaemeka has for other intellectuals herself as she illustrated with her idea of VY Mudimbe- in an encounter over a decade ago. You will instantly approve that this is a very unassuming great mind herself.
Congratulations Professor-beta tin no dey hide!
Prof Nnaemeka's honour inspires me also to announce that whoever is in a position to see that the picture of Flora Nwapa is made available to the authorities of Center for African Studies, University of Edinburgh -should assist to do this. It was very inspiring seeing that this legendary writer is listed among other respected African Alumni of the institution such as Julius Nyerere. However, while others had their pictures displayed in their column, her name bore no picture of hers apparently because it was not available.
Lawrence Ogbo Ugwuanyi,Ph.D
Professor of Philosophy
University of Abuja.
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