Tinubu Congratulates AFDB  President  Akinwumi  Adesina on Recent Award

President Bola Tinubu has  congratulated Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), on the award of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership.

In a release signed by spokesperson on Media and Publicity to the president Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday March 6, says Adesina joins the pantheon of other previous winners of the award such as Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka; former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, and lawyer-educationist, Chief Afe Babalola.

President Tinubu however  commended  the AfDB President for his visionary and noble endeavor to transform agriculture in Africa and ensure food security on the continent, recalling the growth enhancement schemes revolutionizing Nigeria’s agriculture value chains he introduced as the then Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The President acknowledges Adesina’s unblemished records, tried and tested integrity, as well as his immense leadership and development strides, particularly in agriculture, efforts of which have earned him numerous honours and recognition globally, including the World Food Prize in 2017.

President Tinubu  therefore wishes the AfDB President more success at AfDB and strength in his service to Africa and to humanity at large.