Adesina sworn in for a second term as president of AfDB

Akinwunmi Adesina has been sworn as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), to serve another five-year term.

The ceremony held virtually on Tuesday morning.

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The Chairperson of the AfDB board of Governors and Ghana’s Finance Minister, Kenneth Ofori-Attah, administered the oath of office.

Daily Trust reported that Nigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, was re-elected on August 27, after getting a 100 percent vote of all regional and non-regional members of the Bank.

Adesina is expected to serve another five-year term. He is the first to be elected and re-elected to serve as the bank’s President.

The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Heads of States, governors, and external stakeholders, according to a statement from the bank.

The globally renowned development economist, was first elected as President of the Bank on May 28, 2015.