President Bola Tinubu has showered encomiums on Nigerian-born British Artificial Intelligence expert Abel Aboh for making Nigeria proud on a global stage of the field
Gatekeepers News reports that Aboh was recently appointed into the Board of the Data Lab Innovation Centre, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Tinubu noted that Artificial Intelligence, data science and machine learning will take the centre stage in the new global knowledge economy
The Nigerian President added that his administration would prioritise technological innovation as a means of creating a better future for Nigerian youths who will also be inspired by the career accomplishments of Aboh.
Tinubu said, “I congratulate Abel Aboh for his appointment as a Board member of the Data Lab Innovation Centre in Scotland, United Kingdom. The success story of Aboh will certainly motivate many Nigerian young people in the technology space to achieve more excellence. This great Nigerian has made our country proud and I am particularly happy about the honour he brought onto himself and our country.
“A major priority of our administration is to invest in education, especially science and technology, to empower our young people to become more globally competitive in the emerging new world of Artificial Intelligence.
“Abel Aboh has set a worthy example many of our youth will draw from. I wish him greater success.”
In reaction to this, Aboh appreciated the President for the “huge recognition.”
He tweeted, “I’m humbled by your felicitations on my recent @DataLabScotland Board appointment. I agree and align with your administration’s mantra “renewed hope” for the Nigeria people.
“Indeed there are huge opportunities for Nigeria to contribute to the global knowledge economy. Data, AI, technology, transformation and innovation can drive and shape the better future Nigerians are yearning for.”
