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Diasporia News of Monday, 1 June 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

You shall overcome- Abike Dabiri tells AfDB President, Adesina

Adesina Adesina

Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri has thrown her weight behind African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina in the midst of the counter-allegations levelled against him.

Taking to Twitter, the renowned journalist assured him of victory.

Choosing to stand by him, the NIDCOM boss said: "You shall overcome. In fact, we shall overcome. This is a battle any progressive African must fight for."



Recall that Adesina has been accused of breaching the bank’s code of ethics.

The allegations include various cases of alleged breaches of the code of conduct, unethical conduct, private gain, an impediment to efficiency, preferential treatment, and involvement in political activity, all affecting confidence in the integrity of the bank, according to U.S Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin.

In a recent report, the bank denied reports that Akinwumi Adesina, President of the bank has been asked to resign.

More recently, prominent Nigerians like Peter Obi, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Obasanjo and the Federal Government of the West African nation stepped up to his defence, dismantling every allegation against him as false.