ghettokid1:
Oh Africa my Continent When will you get your independence from the western world?

BafanaBafana:
Atiku still wants to run for president no doubt.

To the matter at hand, the allegations against this man are weighty. While we should stand up against interference from foreigners, it is wrong to support someone just because he is your compatriot or kinsman even when he fvcked up.
As it is, Africa is not mature enough to conduct a probe in their own matters. Is it not the same Africa that a "big man" can only be sent to jail if the government in power is against him?
A call for an independent probe is in order. If he is innocent of allegations leveled against him, he has absolutely nothing to fear. It is howeve a big shame for the country if the allegations are true.

I don talk my own

Iamgrey5:
I think Adesina's problem was trying.to make AFDB an independent institution.

The French and Americans have always done their best to prevent Nigerians from leading any major African institutions because they fear Nigerians would try to make the institutions Afro centeric rather than it being the instrument of Western domination of Africa.

The $3bn bond was the beginning of his end.

https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/press-releases/african-development-bank-launches-record-breaking-3-billion-fight-covid-19-social-bond-34982

LukasPodolski:
Adeshina where is our cassava bread?


Adeshina, Goodluck, Diezani and Okonjo iweala will never go unpunished.

IME1:
In my humble opinion, to SHAME the US and their Treasury Dept let the man face the "Independent" inquiry and come out exonerated AGAIN

all these calls for support is like saying he has something to hide that it should not be revealed because he's a bright and brilliant Nigerian

US may feel vindicated if the man is not investigated again as they would say he has something to hide.

I'm told that a clean conscience fears no accusations

IME1:
In my humble opinion, to SHAME the US and their Treasury Dept let the man face the "Independent" inquiry and come out exonerated AGAIN

all these calls for support is like saying he has something to hide that it should not be revealed because he's a bright and brilliant Nigerian

US may feel vindicated if the man is not investigated again as they would say he has something to hide.

I'm told that a clean conscience fears no accusations

emkz:
Great.

Let Buhari also contact Donald Trump directly and call this independent probe off. Let him also write to the African Union and African leaders for all of them to jointly endorse Adesina. We need to exert our influence in Africa and our institutions. If the USA wins in ousting Akinwumi, that would be a big blow on African geopolitics.

Akinwunmi's offence is that he expedited loan requests for African countries which the World Bank President claims increased the debt portfolio of those countries. Akinwumi's style weakened the creditor power of the World Bank and IMF (where the United States is the majority shareholder). The plan is to get Akinwumi to step aside and the investigation won't be concluded before the election date and a stooge of the United States is installed there to do their bidding.

Now if the US doesn't get her way, they may impose sanctions on the bank (for flimsy reasons). They are protecting their interests. Therefore, after this, African leaders need to buy out the United States and review her partnership in African institutions.

ValCon888:
My question is:
What is the concern of the US, a North American country with the African Development Bank?

One stands to reason they have ulterior motives to push out Adesina at all costs.

Asadujames202:
Adesina submits your self for a thorough and most trusted, unbiased re-investigation.

No one sets an exam for himself and comes out flat, sounds absurd.

With the overwhelming corruption going on in Africa
Why should any reasonable person trust an outcome of an internal audit?

If not for an independent audit, the Lily-white self-styled sanctimonious Swiss seff blatter would have still been running FIFA

emkz:


They are the highest non-African shareholder (which is an anomaly), as well as the highest shareholder in the World Bank and IMF. So long as Akinwumi Adesina sits there and continues to expedite approvals of loans to African countries by AfDB, loan requests to the World Bank and IMF reduces significantly which affects US lending position through these institutions and ultimately thwart their hold in Africa.

So their investment in AfDB is not out of love for the development of Africa, but out of interests to have a stake in the continent. Akinwumi threatens this position.

PS: Donald Trump employed his daughter and son-in law as well as admitted to grabbing women by the pussy. Why has Steve Mnuchin not called for an independent investigation?

wetmenow:
When will Africans get their independence from the western world. Asians are growing faster than us. Africans need to wake up.

fairheart:
Corrupt men supporting corrupt men! Simple.

oluwasegun007:



America like Nigeria is a major shareholder in the bank.

BreconHills:


The crime is that some of the loans involved China. Africa must be free to deal with its own issues. The US is free to sell its shares in the Afdb. It must not bring its war against China to Africa. This was what robbed Africa of its resources between 1960- 1990 when the US and the then USSR used African countries to fight their proxy "cold war" leading to the propping up of dictators such as Mobutu in Zaire, the mysterious death of African focused leaders such as Patrice Lumumba. The US should keep its fight with China out of Africa.

beejay85:

American stake in afdb can easily be bought off!!
Talk to the arabians....or d Chinese...simple!!

brexit:
By all these efforts by questionable politicians we are adding salt to injury, we need reputable Nigerians to stand by him, remember USA has the records of most of our politicians and they know these people are corrupt driven so don't talk because everyone is talking, but a good lesson all of us should learn is to avoid tribalism, it has promoted mediocrity

Taye4j:
Good. This country would have been beautiful if we could shun ethnic and tribal bigotry.