Adesina Denies Presidential Ambition, Calls Media Reports Misleading

Akinwunmi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank, AfDB has denied nursing an ambition to run for the Nigerian presidency.

 

Adesina, a former Minister of Agriculture in Nigeria, said this in reaction to publications in some Nigerian newspapers indicating that he is ready to context for the Nigerian presidency.

 

The reports were based on the interview recently granted to Arise Television by the AfDB President.

 

But Adesina said what he said during the media interview was misinterpreted by the media outlets. He also encouraged people to go and listen to the interview to confirm what he actually said.

 

“A segment of my recent interview on @ARISEtv has been both misinterpreted and misrepresented in several Nigerian media outlets.

 

“What I said was, “I will be available to serve in any capacity, globally, in Africa, anywhere, including my own country.”

 

“A listen to the substantive and robust interview, which is available online (youtu.be/xgyDRnBWWcY?si…), will show this to be the case.

 

“For clarity and for the record, I did not say that I am running for the office of President of Nigeria,” Adesina said in a short statement published on his X handle on Thursday morning.

 

The AfDB President who recently celebrated his 65th birthday is set to quit the pan-African bank this year as he completed his two year tenure.

 

 

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