AfDB Probe: Ex-Liberian President Sirleaf Congratulates Adesina
) has been declared fully innocent of all accusations by the Independent Panel headed by Mary Robinson.Earlier in the week, President Muhammadu Buhari had in his message to the AfDB chief, said Adesina’s exoneration is further validation of his competence and integrity to lead the institution.
The panel of three experts also had the Gambia’s Chief Justice Hassan Jallow and the World Bank’s integrity vice president Leonard McCarthy as members. Dr Adesina became the first Nigerian to helm the AfDB in 2015 — but a 15-page report in January claimed that under his watch the bank had been tarred by poor governance, impunity, personal enrichment, and favouritism.
In May, the Ethics Committee of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank , charged with investigating the charges cleared Adesina. But the United States, which is one of the bank’s biggest shareholders, demanded an independent investigation into the allegations.“The Panel concurs with the Committee in its findings in respect of all the allegations against the President and finds that they were properly considered and dismissed by the Committee,” Monday’s report concluded.
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