By John Okoh
Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has been re-elected for another 5-year term as the president of the African Development Bank, AfDBbank. The sole candidate for the multilateral lender was re-elected by the bank’s Board of Governors at the ongoing AfDB virtual 55th annual meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday, August 27
With the re-election, Adesina has survived an Independent Review Panel investigation of his tenure and exonerated him, of any ethical wrongdoings, alleged and championed by the United State of America.
AfDB Bureau of Governors set up the panel, following a complaint by the United States. It was discovered that the allegations against Adesina were properly considered and dismissed by the committee.
