Tag: Akinwumi Adesina
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AfDB President, Adesina, pulls out of 2023 presidential race
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says he will not run for the post of president in the 2023 general elections. Adesina, who said this in a statement on Tuesday, said he was focused on the mission of supporting the accelerated development and economic integration of Africa.
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Buhari my Supporter-in-Chief, Defender-in-Chief – AfDB President Adesina
Newly reelected president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has paid homage to President Muhammadu Buhari, for backing him at his hour of need. The AfDB President thanked the Nigerian President and people for their support, saying he was proud to be a citizen of the country. “Home is where dreams are…
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Reelection: Akinwumi Adesina to be sworn-in as AfDB president today
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, re-elected president of the African Development Bank, will be sworn-in today to begin a second term of five-years. The virtual ceremony will start at 9am GMT. A statement by the bank said the swearing in ceremony will be attended by Heads of States, Governors and external stakeholders. It will be conducted in…
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What Adesina told AfDB Group Board of Governors before re-election
Against all odds, Akinwumi Adesina was on Thursday re-elected as the President of the African Development Bank president (AfDB) for another term of five years. Adesina re-election was affirmed on the second day of the 55th Annual Meetings and the 46th meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports…
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Buhari excited as AfDB board passes vote of confidence on Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Nigeria’s Dr Akinwumi Adesina, over the clean bill of health given him by Board of Directors of the financial institution. The president made his feelings known in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja…
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AfDB Presidency: ECOWAS endorses Adesina for second term
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed the candidacy of African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina for a second term at the helm of the institution. The decision was announced at the end of the fifty-sixth ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, held on Saturday…
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Buhari, Akinwumi Adesina meet at Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed-door with the president of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina. Adesina, a former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, arrived at the villa at about 2.45 p.m. and went straight to the president’s office for a closed-door meeting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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AfDB president calls for global focus on Africa’s rural poverty
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has called for urgent action to end rural poverty in Africa. He spoke at a conference on the future of the rural world in Berlin, Germany, where in 1884, Africa was partitioned by European colonialists. “We must pay particular attention to three factors: extreme…
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Buhari’s govt signs Joint Development Agreement, to boost power supply
The government of President Muhammadu Buhari has yesterday signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with key investors with the view to securing investment into the 100 MW (DC) Nova Scotia Power plant located in Dutse in the Northern Nigerian state of Jigawa. Signing the agreement, the stakeholders said the project has the potential to significantly…