AMINA HUSSAINI
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has congratulated Akinwunmi Adesina, on his reelection as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
Gbajabiamila described Adesina’s reelection as a triumph of integrity and dedication to duty.
Adesina was returned unopposed for a second term of five years as AfDB president during the bank’s virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday.
The Speaker, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, advised the AfDB president to rededicate himself to duty towards positioning the bank as a global financial institution to reckon with.
He also advised Adesina to use his second term in office to consolidate and sustain AfDB as a global financial force, even as it pushes African development agenda.
He said, “Your clearance by the independent review panel and Ethics Committee of the bank as well as the bank’s Bureau of Governors’ independent review panel was an affirmation of your integrity, dedication to duty and diligence.
“Your return for a second term without opposition also attests to the confidence the continent and its partners have in your leadership qualities.”
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