Former
Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has commenced lobbying for the candidacy of the
Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina as President of the African
Development Bank (AfDB).
From above
left: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, President Jacob Zuma of South
Africa and Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, during Atiku’s visit
to South Africa, following a mandate from President-elect, General Muhammadu
Buhari to the former Vice President to lobby for the emergence of Adesina as
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
A
statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Saturday said Atiku’s shuttle
diplomacy to drum support for the Nigerian candidate followed a mandate from
the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
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