*Adesina Completely Exonerated by High Level Independent Review Panel led by former Irish President Mary Robinson*

July 28, 2020

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - A much awaited report by an Independent Review Panel has completely exonerated the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina of any ethical wrongdoings.

The Independent Review Panel was set up by the Bureau of Governors of the Bank, following a complaint by the United States, to review the process by which two previous organs of the Bank - the Ethics Committee of the Board, and the Bureau of the Board of Governors - had previously exonerated Adesina.

The distinguished three-member Independent Review Panel include Mary Robinson, who is a former President of the Republic of Ireland, a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Chairperson of the Elders, a global body of wise persons concerned with the world's wellbeing; the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Gambia, Mr. Hassan B. Jallow; and Mr. Leonard F. McCarthy, a former Director of Public Prosecutions, a former Director for the Office of Serious Economic Offences, and a former Head of the Directorate of Special Operations of South Africa. He also served as the Vice President of Integrity for the World Bank for nine years.

In January 2020, sixteen allegations of ethical misconduct were levelled against Adesina by a group of whistleblowers. The allegations which were reviewed by the Bank's Ethics Committee of the Board of Directors in March, were described as "frivolous and without merit." The findings and rulings of the Ethics Committee were subsequently upheld by the apex Bureau of the Board of Governors in May, which cleared Adesina of any wrongdoing.

The report of the Independent Review Panel states that it "concurs with the (Ethics) Committee in its findings in respect of all the allegations against the President and finds that they were properly considered and dismissed by the Committee."

The Panel once again vindicates Adesina and states, "It has considered the President’s submissions on their face and finds them consistent with his innocence and to be persuasive

The conclusions of the Independent Review Panel are decisive and now clear the way for Governors of the Bank to re-elect Adesina to a second five-year term as President during annual meetings of the Bank scheduled for August 25-27.

Adesina is a highly decorated and distinguished technocrat and globally-respected development economist. He was awarded the prestigious World Food Prize in 2017 and the Sunhak Peace Prize in 2019 for global leadership in agriculture and for good governance.

Since taking over the reigns of the Bank in 2015, he has introduced several innovative reforms including a High5 development strategy; a restructuring of the bank including setting up offices in several African nations to get closer to its clients; an Africa Investment Forum that has attracted $79 billion in investment interests into projects in Africa between 2018 and 2019. He successfully led a historic General Capital Increase campaign that culminated in the Bank’s shareholders raising the institution's capital from $93 billion to $208 billion, in October 2019.

In June and July respectively, global credit ratings agencies Standard and Poors and Fitch Ratings both affirmed the ‘AAA’ rating of the Bank, with stable outlook.

Under Adesina's leadership the African Development Bank launched a $10 billion crisis response facility to boost African nations’ ability to tackle the health and economic effects of COVID-19.

Several Governors of the Bank speaking off the record, say it is now time to put recent events in the past; provide the Bank's President with full support; and bolster the Bank's efforts on Africa's critical development issues.

tesppidd:
Obaseki is calling Ganduje a thief yet his commissioner was caught with 2 million dollars at the airport.

Wike is calling Ganduje a thief yet Rivers people have not seen his budget for 5 years.


The irony of the country we live in.

this is plainly misinformation. I just goggled River State. Wike present budget annually. Liar!


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28 May, 2020 - Rivers State Government has slashed its 2020 budget size by nearly half, 48% from N530,813357619.00 Billion to 300370071183.00 Billion.

Martinez39s:
It's their restaurant; the loss of profit from not selling to available Nigerians is theirs to bear. If they don't want to sell to you, go to another restaurant or build your own. We have more pressing issues in this country yet they are more concerned with how a Chinese chooses to run his restaurant.

You are simply daft

Chrisrare:
Nigerians and inferiority complex. why not go to another restaurant if they don't want you in theirs?

Must you always show how stupid you are?

unbitchable:
Amazingtopaz we had a few exchanges few minutes ago but had to open a thread about it to sample opinions. It just shows how insecure and frightened you are. I thought you were a badass feminist who couldn't care less that men would always be men and will always go fishing and do their thang. No matter how hurt you can be, there is a reason Men are always ontop.

imitateMe:
Who moved this poo to FP?

Until women start bearing all the financial responsibilities in the house, men will cheat on you and feel it's okay to do so. It's simple: work, earn, and be EQUALLY responsible for the financial expenses in the home; that way, no husband would dare cheat on you and brag about it.

By the way, if you too want to cheat and brag about it as a woman, feel free na.

Women are often moved and influenced by what people say or think about them. Men don't care!! That's why we ask you out even in BRT buses
We gat ballzzz!! Ya'll puzzies

I swear to God, you no get joy all���

donstan18:
Are you seeking for an advice or looking for a possible means to tarnish the image of this man by violating his privacy?

Why littering his pictures? Did he scam you?

Can you be more stupid?
How dare youndisprge someone in her hour of emotional trouble? We are talking about a man leaving his wife and children behind to start a new one without divorcing the poor woman. Don't be stupid!

I got the car over the weekend. I must confess that I really like it. May God bless and multiply you. It was an absolute pleasure dealing with you. The car was as described. Thanks for your honesty.

I need clean title 2006 corrolla sport. Let me know the cost including clearing.

I need 2006 clean title Corolla sport. What's the cost including clearing?

lacoach:
Looking so cheap.

Must you be stupid always?

Omooba77:


The very Truth

what are Notherners crying over? They basically own Nigeria. Notherners are responsible for the poverty in the north not the other way round. In fact, they own and mine the gold deposit in Zamfara state alone!

Omooba77:


The very Truth

what are Notherners crying over? They basically own Nigeria. Notherners are responsible for the poverty in the north not the other way round. In fact, they own and make mine the gold deposit in Zamfara state alone!

[quote author=rattlesnake post=77309069]PMB has integrity so say foolish and hungry people [/quote


One clown is preaching the gospel according to saint Buhari to me right now.

Lloydthesaint:
Death to the wicked tribe

Don't be stupid.

Na real mumu!

[flash=200,200]how mean of you mr. lola. now you no longer remember all she did till she got tired.
trying to show off your new position just to prove what?

why not take her call if only for the past goodness, isnt that how most of u guys are anyway?

if the guy hits it big today, i wonder if he will still remember how she was there for him even for a short time.


I did not jilt her like you said. I was not taking money from her because my parents were not poor, God knows I love her and I stll do but I just can't stand the betrayal or forget how she walked off. She said it was a mistake to have dated me in the first place. can you take that? I want someone that can stay no matter what I am passing through. She is just not the one and I am not in a hurry to get anyone yet . For the record, no one is trying to show off here. I might have made my mistake before but not anymore. Thanks for your objectivity. I am not mean!

I feel for your guy and he really must be going through some though time as a man. I had a similar experience not too long. After my NYSC wahala, I had to stay at home while my babe got a job wihk Oceanic bank after we both finished our national servise. Initialy it was fine by me until things began to disintegrate. I became sort of a burden to her. I was taking money from her because my parents had jusr enough to fend for me at least for the time being and I sincerely love her. And just like yours, our relationship wasn't sexual because I often fling girls after sleeping with them. So I wantd to kep her for the Dday. Sad at it was, she stopped seeing me, taking my call and finally called one evening that she was moving on with her life because she felt she made a wrong choice when she sad yes to my proposal. Of course I was heart broken for a few weeks but then, just when she left, two weeks later, I had the first call from the six apptitude tests I taken. It was ETB that called first, then GTB, then PHB, the skye bank, then first bank, and then MOBIL did the blow. I was dazed! I kept it from her and she never border to call. I would call but she would not take my calls and when she does, she would say, yes how may I help you? painful and sad though but I had changed and life was better than when she was there. Then one saturday, I called as usual and surprisinly she said I just want to hear your voive and I said thanks . Usual pleasantries ensued like how is life and all that . Then I told her what God has done and she went numb and dropped the line. Since then my angel has been calling, calling ,calling but trust me, hard as it is, God has been helping me to ignore her calls.
Dear, I will advise you think twice before you quit. his story may be different from mine, but you don't leave people you love when they are in needs. It will be a betrayer of love for you to walk off except there is a prophet telling you the guy cannot make it in life. Pray with him and seek God deligently before you walk off. You may be in the right place or otherwise, how do you know, only God can tell you that. Life in the past six months for me, could not have been better. God can do much more for your love. Best wishes.

Umaru? or Mr President? the best slowpoke i have ever seen in my short life. what does he know about amnesty? Do you give amnesty to people fighting a just course? i wonder what the idiot is taking the niger delta struggle for. for everynairalander accusing asari of criminality, how many of you guys have ever been to the creeks? heve you guys been to the region to see how much poeple suffer in the midst of plenty? maybe you think CREEK is a replacement for Abuja or Lagos. i feel for the Deltans. i wish i could personally take up arm and fight for them. the struggle may take a long time but ultimately, in the end, victory will come. what an slowpoke we have in ASO ROCK! oonly bascket ball militant will step forward. He shuold have declared amnesty for himself for stealing our democracy!

what the f**k is wrong with you!!? why didnt u nail that thing? call her right now and do the nasty.

strike fast while the iron is still HOT!!!

you are a bad influence to life.

I am a staff of gtb. i got the same scam mail from them. to avoid being a victim,just ignore the scam like i did.

two. one is urgly, i met her at nigt, the other beautiful but lack manners. i have stoped calling them. am just waiting for that angel.