Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, commended
President Muhammadu Buhari’s for supporting the re-election of President of the
African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina.
Obasanjo also thanked past and present African leaders for
rallying round Nigeria.
He spoke on when the Freelance and Independent Broadcasters
Association of Nigeria (FIBAN) led by the National President, Desmond
Nwachukwu, visited him in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
“I must commend the federal government for the support given
to Adesina. You know that former President Goodluck Jonathan recommended him
before this new government came on board. The government could have rejected
him. I commend the President for supporting him all through.
“Also, let me acknowledged and commended some of my
colleagues, the 14 former Presidents in Africa for joining me immediately I
drew their attentions to it. Some present Presidents also deserved
commendations too,” he said.
Obj as fondly called emphasized on the importance of
education.
“If Adesina had not gone to school, no matter the innate
ability God might have given him, he would not have got to where he is today.”
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He urged the government to look in to the issue of 14
million children out of school in the country.
The former leader stressed good education will make Nigerian
kids a good product to market to the world “like Adesina and others including
the AFRISM President, Dr. Oramah.”
In reaction to United States insistence on an independent
probe of the former Agriculture Minister, Obasanjo accused some forces of
trying to hijack AfDB from Africa.
The panel cleared Adesina, paving way for his re-election in
August.
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