The President of the African Development Bank(AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina has rejected calls to contest for Nigeria’s presidency in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
Adesina who stated this in a statement on Tuesday said his current responsibility as the president of the bank won’t make him available to contest .
TheFact Nigeria recalled that a coalition of 28 groups had purchased and submitted the N100m nomination form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on behalf of Adesina.
However AfDB’s boss maintained that he is not running for president.
According to the statement, “I am very touched by all who have gone to a great extent, with such huge sacrifices, of their own volition, to consider me worthy to be proposed for potential consideration.
“The coalition groups of youth, women, farmers, physically challenged and well-meaning Nigerians that have done this have expressed their genuine free will, political right, freedom of expression and association for my consideration, with the interest of Nigeria at heart.
“While I am deeply honoured, humbled and grateful for all the incredible goodwill, kindness, and confidence, my current responsibilities at this time do not allow me to accept to be considered.
“I remain fully engaged and committed to the mission that Nigeria, Africa and all the non-African shareholders of the African Development Bank have given me for Africa’s development.
“I remain fully focused on the mission of supporting the accelerated development and economic integration of Africa, “ he said.
