Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has requested the
Economic Community of West African States to support the candidacy of
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, as the next
president of the African Development Bank (ADB).
Mr. 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 in Abuja Tuesday, Mr. Buhari said that his support of
Mr. 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,”
Mr. Buhari said.
He added that Mr. 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.
Mr. 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 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.
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