Buhari hails Adesina’s leadership as AfDB President

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Dr Akinwunmi Adesina for the successes he achieved as president of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB).

This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja.

“I am happy with the enormous success Adesina has achieved at the end of his tenure, and I am glad to have supported his emergence as the helmsman of the bank in the first and second instances.

“I have seen Dr Adesina, a son of Nigeria, put up a spectacular performance in the African Development Bank after two terms.

“As his tenure ends and a successor is emerging, records show that he has set such a great, unmatched record of excellence, leaving shareholders far happier than they had ever been.

“I am happy with the role I played in bringing his talent forward,” Buhari said.

According to the former president, hard work, discipline, and dedicated training has made Adesina what he is today.

Buhari said that the outgoing AfDB president “is blessed with a special talent, combined with hope, faith, a firm resolve and confidence, with which he overcame all odds to stand out as a beacon of inspiration to others.

He wished Adesina a greater strength and success in his future endeavours.

It was reported that assumed office as AfDB President in 2015 and was re-elected in 2020 for a second term, becoming the first Nigerian to hold the

Our correspondent also reported that Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritius has been elected the ninth president of AfDB, succeeding Nigeria’s Adesina.

Tah’s election was announced on Thursday after voting by the Bank’s Board of Governors during its Annual Meetings in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

He will assume office on Sept. 1, 2025.