Racoon:
Why-on what basis? So because the US is the biggest shareholder in AfDB that now gives them the right to bully everybody around? Except if Akinwunmi Adeshina is truly guilty, the US is simply on a wild goose chase.

Urchman200:
Which ever position a Nigerian man found him or herself their will always be one corruption allegations or the other, what is wrong with us as people, if is not nepotism it will be direct looting, at some point some disgruntled elements was projecting this one for president.

festacman:
Having read Akinwumi Adesina's responses to each allegation made against him during first probe that cleared him, I am confident that he has nothing to fear on the part of integrity but I am not sure about the part of international politics. Imagine being accused of bribing President of ECOWAS countries in order to secure his 2nd term. But again, what do you expect when US, UK, Japan and likes have more investment stakes in Africa's developmental bank than the African countries themselves.

My deduction from from US call for independent probe is that US and Western stakeholders are profiling Akinwumi Adesina as a Nigerian from the prism of corruption.

Retaining Akinwumi Adesina as head of AfDB is a test for African Presidents to assert themselves. All eyes are on them.

Urchman200:
Which ever position a Nigerian man found him or herself their will always be one corruption allegations or the other, what is wrong with us as people, if is not nepotism it will be direct looting, at some point some disgruntled elements was projecting this one for president.

post=90015555:

See how you are fighting for your tribe's man asking Africa leader to come together, if he was Igbo man, once you guys hear American is investigating him, the whole western media houses will carry the news like gala and blackmail him more without knowing his side, now you're asking for African leaders to unite because he's from your tribe Bunch of hypocritical beings

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THE TAAT ALLEGATION Against Adesina
The whistleblowers claimed that Mr Adesina impeded efficiency in his management of a $120 million Technologies for African Agriculture transformation (TAAT) programme after he allegedly used his “political weight” to compel a reluctant Board of Directors to award the initial grant of the programme worth $40 million to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria.
“One has to remember that the President worked for IITA and AfricaRice, and both institutions were to benefit from the grant. The mastermind behind the project, Mr. FREGENE, is also an IITA alumnus and the task manager, Mr Mude, is an alumnus of ILRI, another institution financed by the programme.
“In 2018, IITA, the implementing agency, proceeded to purchase through direct procurement USD 5.46m worth of pesticides from a multinational company, while the grant contract specifically prohibited such procurement method. Fortunately, the fiduciary controls of the Bank stopped the process, but Mr. FREGENE went ahead and personally negotiated the price directly with the supplier and asked for the shipment of the pesticides. When confronted by senior management, he tried to launch a competitive bidding process to cover up the direct purchase. The fiduciary controls of the Bank worked once again, and the payment of the supplier’s invoice was blocked for non-compliance with Bank rules.
“When informed, the President himself requested the payment to be released to the supplier,” the petition stated.
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR NIGERIA AND AWARD RECEIVED
The whistleblowers also alleged that under Mr Adesina’s presidency, the bank’s organisation chart was altered to promote Nigeria to an almost full-fledged region.
“Admittedly, Nigeria is AfDB’s largest shareholder with over 9%, but it’s not clear if this justifies a preferential treatment. Nigerians have also been particularly well treated in the massive recruitment drive that was launched due to the restructuring of President ADESINA between 2016 and 2018. When roughly 9% of new recruits were Nigerians (or dual nationals of Nigerian origin) – in line with Nigerian shareholding –, they made up roughly 25% of the newly recruited managerial functions. It is not clear if this preferential treatment was justified by a previous under-representation,” they said.
They also accuse Mr Adesina of using the bank’s funds to cover associated costs in two major awards he won – the World Food Prize (USD 250,000) and the Sunhak Peace Prize (USD 500,000) – 2017 and 2019 respectively and wondered if the awards were not made to the bank why did the bank cover the associated costs of the awards?
“Dozens of people, Bank staff, executive Directors, former Head of State, entertainers or family members attended the award ceremonies at the Bank’s costs (one in Des Moines, Iowa, the other in Seoul, Korea). If these awards were private, why did the Bank support associated costs? If they were awarded to the President of the Group of the Bank were the awards returned to the Bank?”
POLITICAL LOBBYING AND USING BANK RESOURCES FOR SELF-PROMOTION
The whistleblowers described Adesina as “the unchallenged travel champion” of the bank and accused him of using the opportunities of his travels to meet regional heads of States and making financial promises to obtain their support for his re-election.
They also accused Mr Adesina of recruiting a biographer, Leon Hasser to write his authorised biography: “Against All Odds. World Food Prize Laureate Dr Akinwumi Adesina and His Drive to Feed Africa” (ISBN: 9781728315386) with the bank’s resources.
“It is unclear why the Bank paid for this biography, which was not officially promoted by the Bank, nor translated to the other official language of the institution. It primarily focuses on the accomplishments of the President when he was Minister of Agriculture in Nigeria and only received some limited publicity in Nigeria. More surprisingly, the terms of reference of Dr HESSER’s mission state that “all outputs delivered under this consultancy contract will remain the property of the protagonist of the book (Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina)” in contradiction with the usual Bank provision on intellectual property which states that “all proprietary and intellectual property rights (…) will be vested in (…) the Bank.”

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See how you are fighting for your tribe's man asking Africa leader to come together, if he was Igbo man, once you guys hear American is investigating him, the whole western media houses will carry the news like gala and blackmail him more without knowing his side, now you're asking for African leaders to unite because he's from your tribe Bunch of hypocritical beings

seunmsg:


https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/nigeria-consolidates-position-as-african-development-banks-largest-shareholder-17755

Anazp:
The largest ADF shareholder is the United Kingdom, with approximately 14% of the total working shares followed by United States with approximately 6.5 percent of the total voting shares, followed by Japan with approximately 5.4 percent.

Golan007:
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Shut up.

Of all the people Adesina was accused of helping to gain employment only one was Yoruba, that person being the well known Victor Oladokun.

Racoon:
Why-on what basis? So because the US is the biggest shareholder in AfDB that now gives them the right to bully everybody around? Except if Akinwunmi Adeshina is truly guilty, the US is simply on a wild goose chase.

seunmsg:

AfDB is becoming too strong and providing support for African countries and the west are not happy about this. Adesina is also dismantling French control over the bank and indirectly over Francophone Africa countries. These are part of the reasons why they are against him.

seunmsg:


Nigeria cannot fight the US alone. Africa leaders need to come together to save the bank from US and European control. AfDB is becoming too strong and providing support for African countries and the west are not happy about this. Adesina is also dismantling French control over the bank and indirectly over Francophone Africa countries. These are part of the reasons why they are against him.

Racoon:

Perhaps the friendly policies of the bank is really putting these guys on panick mode.

klas:

He was also accused of populating the place with Nigerians but Ethic committee found that USA and one African country even currently have more citizens in the bank than Nigeria despite it being the largest African shareholder

Alex9999:

Spouting without evidence -- the African way. No attempt to discuss the allegations.

fergie001:
African Lender to Probe President Following U.S. Pressure




https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-05-26/u-s-treasury-pressure-leads-to-new-probe-of-african-bank-chief

Subduer:

You haven't been FOLLOWING these events for up to 5 years. This is brazen robbery by the Political leaders of France, not necessarily by the French people.

SirBunky85:
Are u now tired of supporting everything about the USA?

Morray:
Africa will only become great when African Leaders agree to a death penalty for corruption.


I'm still buying fairly used Nigerian iPhone 7 plus

baysol:

Obviously it is palpably clear US does not want African development especially Nigeria. What is all this nonsense about whistleblower. Its possibly over colonized French speaking Africans doing the bidding of their masters. Africans know your enemies.