The Bureau of the Boards of Governors of the African Development
Bank (AfDB) on Thursday denied asking the bank’s President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina
to step down for any probe.
The Chairman of the bureau, NIALE KABA in a statement said that the publications
trending in the media on purported directive of stepping down of Adesina was
false.
KABA said there was no governance crisis at AfDB as was being speculated at
certain quarters.
He cautioned that the bureau should be allowed to do its work and it would ensure
due process as all governors would be carried along in resolving whatever the
issues might be.
“The bureau of the Boards of Governors of AfDB met on Tuesday,
May 26, to consider the matter arising from a whistleblowers’ complaint
against the president of the bank which was dealt with by the ethics committee
of boards of Directors of the bank.
“And for which I received letters from some stakeholders expressing various
views.
“Following the meeting, my attention has been drawn to several publications in
the national and international press regarding the content of the deliberations
of the said meeting, and I’m compelled to make clarifications in other to avoid
any misunderstanding.
“The bureau which I chaired wishes to reassure the public that it is treating
the matter with the utmost seriousness that it deserves.
“The bureau wishes to informs the public that it has not taken any decision as
was falsely conveyed in some publications,” he added. (NAN)
