President Bola Tinubu has hailed the election of Sidi Tah as the ninth president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group.
Tinubu congratulated President Mohamed El Ghazouani of Mauritania following Tah’s election at the AfDB’s Annual Meetings in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, in a telephone conversation on Thursday.
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, said this in a statement.
Tinubu commended the transparent process that led to the emergence of the former Mauritanian Finance Minister and Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA).
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Tah will succeed Akinwumi Adesina of Nigeria, who will step down in September after completing two five-year terms.
President Tinubu expressed confidence that Tah would bring a wealth of experience to the role, given his proven track record in previous positions.
He reaffirmed Nigeria’s strong partnership with the AfDB, emphasising the country’s status as the institution’s largest shareholder among its member countries, which comprised 54 African nations and 27 non-African states.
