{"id":112473,"date":"2024-03-06T20:41:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T19:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-hails-afdb-president-akinwumi-adesina-on-leadership-award"},"modified":"2024-03-06T23:10:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T22:10:58","slug":"tinubu-hails-afdb-president-akinwumi-adesina-on-leadership-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/tinubu-hails-afdb-president-akinwumi-adesina-on-leadership-award","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu hails AFDB President Akinwumi Adesina on Leadership Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), on the award of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Adesina joins the pantheon of other previous winners of the award such as Nigeria\u2019s Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka; former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, and lawyer-educationist, Chief Afe Babalola.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu particularly commended the AfDB President for his visionary and noble endeavour to transform agriculture in Africa and ensure food security on the continent, recalling the growth enhancement schemes revolutionizing Nigeria\u2019s agriculture value chains he introduced as the then Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.<\/p>\n<p>A congratulatory message conveyed through Ajuri Ngelale, media aide to the President on Wednesday, acknowledged Dr Adesina\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>President Tinubu wished the AfDB President more success at AfDB and strength in his service to Africa and humanity at large.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), on the award of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership. 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