President Muhammadu Buhari is currently having a meeting with the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The embattled AfDB president has consistently maintained innocence. The committee cleared the AfDB President but the United States Department of Treasury dismissed the outcome, calling for an independent investigation of the allegations against Adesina. AfDB, a regional multilateral institution, is owned mostly by African countries but the US is a the second largest shareholder after Nigeria. Nigerian and other African leaders have been rallying support for Adesina who is completing his five-year-tenure but is in the running for another term.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2020 14:37 UTC