Buhari Endorses Jonathan’s Agric Minister As African Development Bank President

Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has requested the Economic Community of West African States to support the candidacy of Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, as the next president of the African Development Bank (ADB). Mr. Buhari has communicated his backing of Dr. Adesina’s candidacy to the Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, who is the current chairperson of the ECOWAS. In a statement in Abuja Tuesday, Mr. Buhari said that his support of Mr. Adesina’s candidacy was not just because he was Nigerian. “Dr. Adesina has a proven track record in a career that predates his position as Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development,” Mr. Buhari said.