Ex-ADB boss Adesina dedicates award to Nigeria, Africa, thanks Obasanjo, Jonathan

Former President of the African Development Bank Group, ADB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has dedicated his African Lifetime Achievement Award to Nigeria and the African continent.

Adesina was presented with the grant astatine the African Heritage Awards successful Accra, Ghana, during the weekend.

Speaking astatine the event, which was attended by the President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama, and different dignitaries, Adesina described his work to Africa arsenic a “a beingness calling” and reaffirmed his committedness to the improvement of the continent.

He described Africa arsenic “a continent successful motion,” stressing that its aboriginal is underpinned not conscionable by optimism but by measurable economical progress.

The ex-ADB President, who was besides a erstwhile Nigerian curate of agriculture, cited projections by the International Monetary Fund, IMF, indicating that Africa’s system is expected to turn by astir 4.2 percent successful 2026, positioning it among the fastest-growing regions globally.

Highlighting the continent’s economical transformation, Adesina pointed to starring African enterprises specified arsenic the Dangote Group, MTN Group, Safaricom, and Jumia arsenic wide indi...