Adesina Makes Candidacy List for AfDB Presidency

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As a revolutionary mind with the vision to alleviate poverty in Africa and drive food security on a global scale, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has been confirmed amongst the candidates in line for election as the new President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).

The candidates were selected after a meeting of the Steering Committee of the African Development Bank’s Board of Governors, who met on February 11 at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Adesina who was selected among 7 other candidates from across Africa, has over 26 years of experience in international development and having masterminded a spectacular recovery of Nigeria’s agricultural fortunes since assuming office in 2011 as the Federal Minister of Agriculture, is clearly well prepared for the position as a candidate for the position as the President of the African Development Bank.

The official list of candidates, in alphabetical order as released on, February 20 is as follows:

Akinwumi A. ADESINA     Nigeria
Sufian AHMED            Ethiopia
Jaloul AYED             Tunisia
Kordjé BEDOUMRA Chad
Cristina DUARTE          Cape Verde
Samura M. W. KAMARA    Sierra Leone
Thomas Z. SAKALA        Zimbabwe
Birama Boubacar SIDIBE   Mali
The AfDB Board of Governors will meet in May to replace Rwandan Donald Kaberuka whose 2nd five-year term ends later this year.

According to Dr. Adesina, his mission is to, “…drive a new level of performance and lead the AfDB to greater visibility and effectiveness on the continent.”

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is a multilateral development finance institution established to contribute to the economic development and social progress of African countries. The AfDB was founded in 1964 and comprises three entities: The African Development Bank, the African Development Fund and the Nigeria Trust Fund.

Its mission is to fight poverty and improve living conditions on the continent through promoting the investment of public and private capital in projects and programs that are likely to contribute to the economic and social development of the region.

The AfDB is a financial provider to African governments and private companies investing in the regional member countries (RMC). While it was originally headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the Bank’s headquarters moved to Tunis, Tunisia, during the civil war in Côte d’Ivoire.

Source: AgroNIGERIA

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