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Akinwunmi Adesina Elected AFDB President

Last updated: 2015/05/28 at 11:21 PM

starconnect Published 28 May 2015

PIC. 14. MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, DR AKINWUMI ADESINA, DISPLAYING EBONY SUPER RICE DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE ON THE JUST CONCLUDED AGRICULTURAL SHOW IN THE U.S. ON FRIDAY (19/4/12) IN ABUJA.

May 29, 2015 – Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Akinwunmi Adesina has been elected President African Development Bank(AFDB).

Adesina is succeeding Donald Kabureke who was president of the AFDB.

President Goodluck Jonathan has been lobbying for Adesina who is seen as one of the shinning stars in his cabinet to be the next president of the AFDB.

Adesina brought revolution to agriculture in Nigeria. He is instrumental to elimination of corruption from distribution of fertilisers to farmers.