- By Femi Alabi
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina on the award of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership.
Adesina joins the pantheon of other previous winners of the award such as Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka; former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, and lawyer-educationist, Chief Afe Babalola.
Tinubu in a statement by his Media Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale commended the AfDB President for his visionary and noble endeavour to transform agriculture in Africa and ensure food security on the continent.
He recalled the growth enhancement schemes revolutionizing Nigeria’s agriculture value chains Adesina introduced as the then Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The President acknowledged Adesina’s unblemished records, tried and tested integrity, as well as his immense leadership and development strides, particularly in agriculture, efforts of which have earned him numerous honours and recognition globally, including the World Food Prize in 2017.
Tinubu wished the AfDB President more success at AfDB and strength in his service to Africa and to humanity at large.
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