NEWS
Coalition group buys APC nomination form for president of AFDB
On Saturday, Dr Akiwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank and former minister of Agriculture, obtained copies of his nomination and expression of interest forms to contest for the All Progressives Congress Presidential ticket.
Coalition of 28 groups consisting of Youth Arise Movement, Nigerians in Diaspora One Nigeria Group, Prudent Youth Association of Nigeria, women groups, farmers, people with disabilities and other civil society groups, have contributed the N100m fee to purchase the forms for the former minister.
The coalition is led by Mohammed Saleh, the Head of One Nigeria Group and the payment acknowledgement slip exclusively carried Adesina’s name as the recipient of the forms.
Adesina, a former Minister of Agriculture, is the first Nigerian to occupy the top job at the development finance institution.
He has served in several high-profile positions internationally, including that of the Rockefeller Foundation.
He is serving a second term as AfDB President, which will elapse in 2025.
