President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina for supporting Africa in general and Nigeria in particular, especially in terms of addressing infrastructural deficits.
President Buhari gave the commendation on Thursday when he received the AfDB President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina in the Presidential Villa.
He praised Dr Adesina for his performance and for supporting Africa in terms of addressing infrastructural deficits.
“There can’t be sustainable development without infrastructure. Our efforts should be seen in the context of lack of resources, but you do your best to support us. I wish you all the best in your final term,” President Buhari said.
President Buhari at the occasion explained the rationale behind his support for Dr Adesina as the AfBD President.
“I have told so many people why I backed you,” President Buhari said referencing questions about why he picked Adesina who served as Minister of Agriculture under the Goodluck Jonathan-led PDP administration.
“In 2015, in your first term, you were a Minister with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) government, and I was of the All Progressives Congress (APC). But you are a good Nigerian. So I recommended you the first time. You proved to be competent, you made us proud, and I recommended you the second time.”
The AfDB President thanked the Nigerian President and people for their support, saying he was proud to be a citizen of the country.
It was Adesina’s first visit to the Nigerian leader since he was elected and sworn in for a second term at the helm of Africa’s top bank.
