President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the President, African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, on his award of the Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership.
This was contained in a State House press statement issued on Wednesday by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
The statement reads in part, “President Tinubu commends the AfDB President for his visionary and noble endeavour to transform agriculture in Africa and ensure food security on the continent, recalling the growth enhancement schemes revolutionising Nigeria’s agriculture value chains he introduced as the then Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.”
It added that Tinubu “acknowledges Dr. Adesina’s unblemished records, tried and tested integrity, as well as his immense leadership and development strides, particularly in agriculture, efforts of which have earned him numerous honours and recognition globally, including the World Food Prize in 2017.”
The statement noted that Tinubu “wishes the AfDB President more success at AfDB and strength in his service to Africa and to humanity at large.”
Adesina bagged the prestigious leadership awarded on Wednesday at the 2024 Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership Award held at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos State.
Adesina becomes the fourth and third Nigerian to bag the award after previous winners such as Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka; former South African President, Thabo Mbeki; and renowned lawyer, Afe Babalola.
