President Muhammadu
Buhari is currently meeting with Akinwumi Adesina, president of African
Development Bank (AfDB), at the presidential villa, Abuja.
The meeting comes
amid the allegations of impropriety levelled against Adesina at the
Abidjan-based financial institution.
Some whistleblowers
in the organisation had written a petition against him but the bank’s ethics
committee cleared him after investigating the issues.
However, the United
States Department of Treasury dismissed the outcome of the probe, calling for
an independent investigation of the allegations.
This had irked some
African leaders, including former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck
Jonathan, who accused the US of undue interference.
AfDB, a regional
multilateral institution, is owned by African countries but the US is a major
investor.
Nigerian and other
African leaders have been rallying round Adesina, who is about to complete his
five-year-tenure but has indicated interest in another term.
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