The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has been elected President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
Dr. Akinwunmi was elected on Thursday in Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast where the African Development Bank Annual General Meeting has been ongoing.
He beat seven other contenders (Sufian Ahmed, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Ethiopia; Jaloul Ayed, Minister of Fnance, Tunisia; Kordje Bedoumra, Minister of Finance and Budget, Chad; Cristina Duarte, Minister of Finance and Planning, Cabo Verde; Samura M.W. Kamara, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Sierra Leone; Thomas Zondo Sakala (Zimbabwe), former Vice President, Country and Regional Programmes, AfDB; and Birama Boubacar Sidibe (Mali), Vice President, Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) for the top job.
The cheering news of the distinguished minister comes as Nigeria prepares for the inauguration of the newly elected administration of President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, which holds today.
The president- elect, Mohammadu Buhari had in April communicated his backing of Dr. Adesina’s candidacy to the Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, who is the current chairperson of ECOWAS.
Buhari said that his support of Dr. Adesina’s candidacy was not just because he is Nigerian but because he “has a proven track record in a career that predates his position as Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development”.
If you have been tracking or monitoring Dr. Akinwumi's achievements in the Agricultural sector, I am sure you will concurr to his new position as the President of Africa Development Bank. Akinwunmi has really disguished himself as a leader and a role model to emulate. Congratulation!!! To know more about Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, please click HERE
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