President Bola Tinubu congratulates African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina on the Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership Win.
President Bola Tinubu expressed his delight as Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, was honored with the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership.
Adesina’s recognition places him among esteemed previous recipients of the award, including Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka; former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, and prominent lawyer-educationist, Chief Afe Babalola.
In a release issued on Wednesday by his media adviser, the President commended the AfDB President for his visionary and noble endeavour to transform agriculture in Africa and ensure food security on the continent, recalling the growth enhancement schemes revolutionizing Nigeria’s agriculture value chains he introduced as the then Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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President Tinubu acknowledged Adesina’s unblemished records, tried and tested integrity, as well as his immense leadership and development strides, particularly in agriculture, the efforts of which have earned him numerous honours and recognition globally, including the World Food Prize in 2017.
The President wished the AfDB President more success at AfDB and strength in his service to Africa and to humanity at large.
