General Muhammadu Buhari, the president-elect of Nigeria, has
requested the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to
support the candidacy of Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina as the next president of
the African Development Bank (ADB).
General Buhari has communicated his backing of Dr. Adesina’s
candidacy to the Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, who is the
current chairperson of the ECOWAS.
In a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday, April 21, General Buhari
said that his support of Dr. Adesina’s candidacy was not just because
he was Nigerian.
“Dr. Adesina has a proven track record in a career that predates his
position as Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development,”
General Buhari said.
He added that Dr. Adesina had years of experience of working in
Francophone and Anglophone countries, and a passion to help eradicate
poverty in Africa by reducing unemployment and inequality among African
youth.
Dr. Adesina is also an agricultural development expert with 24 years
of experience in developing and managing successful agricultural
Programmes across Africa. Until his appointment as the Minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development in 2011, he was the Vice President,
Policy and Partnerships Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).
Additionally, he has held senior leadership positions in a number of
agricultural institutions in the world.
Credit: thescoopng.com
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