President Muhammadu Buhari has declared support for the election of Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the Africa Development Bank (AFDB). Adesina faces opposition to his re-election by the United States. U.S. Department of Treasury had called for an independent probe of the AfDB president even after he was cleared by the bank\u2019s ethics committee. However, speaking
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared support for the election of Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the Africa Development Bank .called for an independent probeHowever, speaking after a meeting with Adesina at the State House on Tuesday, Buhari said he will stand by him for his election.
He said, “In 2015, when you were to be elected for the first term, I wrote to all African leaders, recommending you for the position. I didn’t say because you were a People’s Democratic Party Minister, and I belonged to the All Progressives Congress , so I would withhold my support. I’ll remain consistent with you, because no one has faulted the step I took on behalf of Nigeria.”
He maintained that the Ethics Committee of the bank cleared him of all the allegations, and calls for fresh investigation by the United States of America, were against the rules.
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