Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over the weekend commenced lobby for the candidacy of Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Akinwumi Adesina as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).

A statement issued by the Atiku Media Office in Abuja said that Atiku Abubakar’s shuttle diplomacy to shore up the much-needed support for the Nigerian candidate follows a mandate from President-elect Muhammadu Buhari to the former Vice President to leverage on his contacts to lobby for the emergence of Mr. Adesina.

President-elect Buhari, who backs the candidacy of Mr. Adesina, had last month conveyed his support to the President of Ghana, John Mahama, when the two leaders met in Abuja.

According to the statement, Atiku travelled with Mr. Adesina to South Africa over the weekend where the two met with President Zuma at the Presidential Residence in Durban.

“His Excellency former Vice President Atiku Abubakar met President Zuma in the company of Dr Akinwumi Adesina during which the directive of President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari was conveyed to Zuma,” the statement said. “The issue of South Africa and the Southern African region support for Nigeria’s candidate was exhaustively discussed and well appreciated.”



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Our government will always do what is best for this Country. It doesn't matter who u work for, as long as ur competent, u get our support.
Nigeria's image comes first.
Adesina is good for the job and we will throw our weight behind him.
And as for Deziani, we will do the opposite to her.
The Ministry of Agriculture is taken.
Buhari mean well for Nigeria.....its only hatred that is blindfolding some peolpe to see this.

I am so happy with this news. To be sincere Akinwunmi Adeshina is/was the best performing minister under jonathan's administration. His impact can be seen in the agricultural sector and am glad 'BABA ONE CHANCE' recognised that too. Goes to show GMB is still what we need. Although, haters gon still hate(like the one below).

jice:


You Yoruba bigots and hypocrites. So there was anyone good in GEJ's cabinet. I tell you he shall fail. Find another work for him.

So anyone that does not
support you is a yoruba bigot
and hypocrite. For your
information, i have always liked
Adeshina even long before APC
won the recent elections. Go check my previous posts to
confirm or better still, let me
help you get one.

https://www.nairaland.com/2002861/rice-production-generates-n400b-nigerias#28117985
Reply me if you have the nerve.

nice devt

Ewooooo....chineke eh....be b like say na one chance we won enter so o.
What's GMB doing with Atifku ? Na the same ppl him don still day use day operate now?

who say baba dey outdated? he knows adesina is a full modern technocrat. Sai baba jor

A clear case of parallel government.

Buhari's tenure as President of Nigeria starts after swearing in on May 29th, 2015.

IsraeliAIRFORCE:
A clear case of parallel government.

Buhari's tenure as President of Nigeria starts after swearing in on May 29th, 2015.

Cry me a lagoon Ngwakwe!

Adeshina deserves it! He is the best performing minister in Jonathan's cabinet and Buhari has acknowledged it with through his reference.



Lalasticlala,front page biko! Adeshina needs to be celebrated.

GOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooD

Loving dis government on a daily basis...

A president that knows how to play international politics

This is what Nigeria should have done about the xenophobic issue between two countries. Send someone who is diplomatically close to SA and ask him to be our special envoy.

If Atiku had been sent to SA to talk to Zuma concerning xenophobia, that situation wont degenerate into what it became.

Well lets see how Zuma responds

wow, nice idea

It is good to know Buhari does not mind picking technocrats and intellectuals from pdp government.

This is what we wish for and yet some people are fighting here on NL.

Great Move.

Okonjo next for world bank.........

Wait o, am I the only one who's noticing that this guy is running a parallel government?

Towards a better Nigeria, nice move.

This is how you know who really has the interest of Nigeria at heart. GMB means business. when he should be resting and celebrating his victory at the polls, he chose to start building the structures to work on. He's already working tirelessly underground so that he would start on a full acceleration come May 29th. I know many haters would call it "parallel govt" but I want you to remember that this Adesina is a member of the PDP and part of the GEJ govt. Instead of baba to witch hunt him like the PDP goons would have done to an opposition, he chose to support him in the interest of Nigeria.

Hue, I wish them all d best o.

Now this is presidential. Not one clueless drunk who sits in Aso Rock and lie about speaking with the Moroccan king.

Baba thank you for teaching GEJ the meaning of high level consultation and diplomatic protocol.

Done deal

Jonathan's government lacked the lobby machinery.

APC has all the tools and spanners to function in Africa.

I repeat this is done deal.Thank me later.

This is a good move, but at a wrong time.

Buhari should wait till may 29th, else he's heating up the polity.

Also, what's in it for SA? Does that mean we will have to turn a blind eye to the bitter xenophobic attacks that has rendered some Nigerians Jobless?

we should be dealing decisively with SA right now, so that they wouldn't dare next time, but here goes buhari, licking butt just to get what?

Anyways, its his choice, but its not his tenure yet, so HE SHOULD WAIT!

NIGERIA DOES NOT HAVE TWO PRESIDENTS.

The Boss himself

jascon1:
Ewooooo....chineke eh....be b like say na one chance we won enter so o.
What's GMB doing with Atifku ? Na the same ppl him don still day use day operate now?

If this is what you have to say to such a good development. Then its obvious PDP is gone for good.

Tanoids.take una handkerchief

I wish Mr Adeshina good luck, but I hope the Zulus will not think you have come to take thy their job!

Amo this Atiku suit hummnn... It is well.

Hardwork pays and not Goodluck

IsraeliAIRFORCE:
A clear case of parallel government.

Buhari's tenure as President of Nigeria starts after swearing in on May 29th, 2015.

Cry babies.

Take una handkerchief.

That is good leadership.your clueless Jonny walker will first set up a billion naira committee to take such decisions.

Nice one

adeshina, the man is always on green bow tie. one of the best ministers.