We Are Yet To Convince AfDB President To Run For Election – Coalition

…already bought N100m APC presidential form for him

Although they have gone all out to purchase the extremely expensive express of interest presidential form for the President of the African Development Bank, Mr Akinwunmi Adesina, to enable him contest as president of Nigeria come 2023, the coalition of support groups that purchased the presidential nomination form AfDB boss, has cried out that it has not been able to convince Adesina to contest the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election.

The coalition, which is made up of 28 support groups had paid for his presidential nomination form. Addressing journalists in Abuja, on Sunday, the President of One Nigeria Group, Mohammed Saleh, said their quest to seek a solution to the myriad of challenges confronting the country informed their decision to drag AfDB president into the race for who succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari whose second term of four years ends next year.

He described Adesina as a man of proven integrity and experience, saying he performed well for Nigeria as Minister for Agriculture. “He has solved the problems of so many farmers, created so many jobs by solving the corruption in the agricultural sector. Particularly the fertilizer, which he brought the e-wallet for fertilizer which the farmers are enjoying now, and it has created a lot of jobs,” Saleh explained.

“It has also helped millions of farmers in Nigeria, which they are still benefiting from and also as president of African Development Bank, he has brought a lot of initiatives that solve Africa’s food security problem. So, we will like him to come back home and apply it here in Nigeria.”

On how Adesina would woo delegates to vote for him, he noted that the most important thing for the group now was to get Adesina to agree to join the race. “When we get there, we’ll cross that bridge, don’t worry about that. First and foremost, the most significant thing is for us to get him to agree and come and collect the form, sign it for us and then join the race. That is the most significant thing at the moment,” he added.

“Issues of delegates and everybody I know all Nigerians apart from not even the delegates even you, everybody in Nigeria knows that Adesina has the capacity to bring Nigeria back from the brink.” Also, the leader and founder of the Youth Arise Movement, Babatunde Ademola, said he was one of the group leaders working tirelessly and consulting across the country and even outside the country to ensure that they get him to come and obey the clarion call.

“I will tell you significantly that we have tried to reach out to him. We have sent messages. We have not gotten any definite response from him,” explained Ademola. “We need Dr Adesina to come and solve Nigeria’s problem, and because of this, we have put our resources together.”

“It is not easy to gather N100 million, but we have ensured that we gather as many people as possible. So, we are calling him to come out and accept this form from us,” he added.

“Is a gift to serve this country and solve our problems. We are calling Adesina because it’s a call to save Nigeria, and I think he is going to accept.”

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