Tag: Adesina
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AfDB: Adesina’s vice, Jennifer Blanke resigns, gives reasons
Dr Jennifer Blanke, the African Development Bank (AfDB), Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, has resigned her appointment. The bank’s Communications and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Wednesday. Blanke, who joined the Bank in early 2017 and had overseen a number of the bank’s key programmes, would officially…
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Adesina vindicated by AfDB Bureau of Governors
The Bureau of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank rules an Independent Investigation is not required and stands by the decision of the Ethics Committee in favor of Adesina. Instead an independent reviewer will take a look at process by which the Ethics Committee reached its determination on Adesina’s behalf. The Bank’s…
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I’ll stand by you, Buhari tells AfDB President Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will stand solidly behind Dr Akinwumi Adesina in his bid to get re-elected as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The President made his position known at State House, Abuja, on Tuesday, when he hosted Adesina, who was on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa. Mr Femi Adesina,…
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BREAKING: Buhari meets AfDB President, Adesina in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari is in a closed-door meeting with the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, in the State House, Abuja. Details of the meeting is still sketchy as at the time of filing this report. Adesina had been in the eye of the storm over allegations of impropriety at the…
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Alleged corruption: Stop further harassment of Adesina, Reps tells AfDB Board
The House of Representatives has urged the Board of African Development Bank (AfDB) to halt further harassment of the bank’s President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina. The call was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion of Matter of Public Urgent Importance by the Minority Leader of the house, Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta) at plenary on Tuesday.…
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Issa Aremu speaks on Adesina’s travails at AfDB, other important national, global issues
TEXT OF PRESS STATEMENT BY COMRADE ISSA AREMU, MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE (mni) AND VICE PRESIDENT INDUSTRIALL GLOBAL UNION ON MONDAY JUNE 1ST 2020 CONCERN As African trade unionists in Industriall Global Union, we are constrained to express concern about the current unacceptable development at the Pan-African institution, African Development Bank (AfDB). HISTORY Founded…
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Adesina: Nigeria’s Finance Minister writes AfDB board chair, rejects US ‘independent’ probe demands
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has urged the board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) to ignore calls for an independent investigation of the bank’s president, Akinwumi Adesina by the United States. Recall that the embattled president, Adesina was accused of favouritism but was subsequently absolved of the allegations by…
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Obasanjo wades in on Adesina, urges AFDB to ignore undue pressure from US [Read OBJ’s letter]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the board of the African Development Bank to ignore calls for an independent investigation of Akinwumi Adesina by the US. Adesina, who is the president of the AfDB, was accused of favouritism and has been absolved of the allegations by the bank’s ethics committee. In a latter obtained by…
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Alleged corruption at AfDB: Adesina speaks on stepping down, reacts to US demand for fresh, independent probe
African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has denied stepping down from office. Adesina, in a statement, said “the bank’s institutional framework is solid and efficient and he stands by it”. The statement reads: “In recent weeks and over the last few days especially, I have been overwhelmed by the tremendous support received from…
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Alleged corruption at AfDB: U.S. rejects Adesina’s exoneration, demands fresh probe
The United States has rejected the clean bill given Dr. Akinwumi Adesina by the African Development Bank ethics committee, over corruption allegations. Instead, the U.S. has called for an independent probe, thus upending AfDB’s board decision to end an investigation against Adesina. In a letter dated May 22 and addressed to Niale Kaba, chairwoman of…