President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has been cleared of all corruption charges that were levelled against him after a review was done by an independent panel.

Source; https://africaatrandom.com/akinwunmi-adesina-cleared-after-corruption-probe/

The United States of America (USA), which is one of the largest shareholders and stakeholders in the bank had insisted on a new inquiry in April after an internal review had already cleared Mr. Adesina.

Apparently, some purported whistle blowers had accused the Nigerian of giving contracts to friends and appointing relatives at the bank. some supporters of the AfDB president believed that these were machinations from people who did not want to see him secure a second term because he wasn’t playing to the tune of the West.

Mr Adesina is set to be re-elected for another five-year term in August.

The AfDB is currently aged 60 and has been a player in the bankiing industry for a good chunk of his years.

He also used to be a former minister of agriculture in Nigeria, and is gunning to be the sole candidate in his AfDB re-election bid.

Adesina is a charismatic speaker, who is known for his elegant suits and bow ties, he has led the bank since 2015.

He himself believes that there are people out there to get him because he has kept faith with pushing policies that benefit the people of the continent first as opposed to seeking to dance to the tune of the pipers who preferred that their interests be paramount.

As such, he denied accusations against him many times and consistently, saying they were “attempts by some to tarnish” his reputation.

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