The Board of Governors of Bank African Development Bank has reelected Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina as the President of the Bank.
Adesina was re-elected at the ongoing AfDB’s virtual annual meeting in Abidjan on Thursday.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie confirmed the development while congratulating Adesina on her Twitter page.
Onochie wrote, “Our very own Akinwumi Akin Adesina has been reaffirmed as the President of the African Development Bank.
“Thank you to our supportive President @MBuhari who mobilized support for our own Adesina and why not! Adesina has been proven to be above boards.”
Akinwumi was last month exonerated of wrongdoing levelled against him and was cleared to contest.