{"id":25781,"date":"2018-08-18T22:30:27","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T21:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=25781"},"modified":"2018-08-18T22:32:46","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T21:32:46","slug":"adb-president-adesina-mourns-kofi-anan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/adb-president-adesina-mourns-kofi-anan\/","title":{"rendered":"ADB President, Adesina Mourns Kofi Anan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dayo Emmmanuel<\/p>\n<p>President of the African Development Bank(ADB), Akinwumi Adesina, has paid<br \/>\ntributes to the former Secretary General of the United Nations<br \/>\nOrganisation, Dr. Kofi Anan, who passed on today.<\/p>\n<p>In a release made available to National Wire Saturday, Adesina mourned the late diplomat who he reffered to as his mentor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is with much sadness that I learnt today of the death of Mr. Kofi A. Annan, the former Secretary General of the United Nations,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The release reads further: &#8220;He was a great personal mentor and father to me. His simplicity, decency, uncommon humility, selflessness and compassion made him a gem for humanity.&#8221;<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Adesina also stated that Anan was a distinguished gentilman and global icon. &#8220;A distinguished gentleman. He was a global icon and a man of peace who stood firmly in support of good governance and accountability for leaders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was my boss as Chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), when I was the Vice President for AGRA. He had an<br \/>\ninfectious passion for ending hunger and poverty in Africa. He greatly<br \/>\nsupported me when I was Minister of Agriculture in Nigeria, when he<br \/>\nserved as a member of the Eminent Persons Group that helped to support<br \/>\nthe transformation of agriculture in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He energetically co-Chaired the High-level Panel of global leaders to<br \/>\nsupport the African Development Bank in its efforts to accelerate<br \/>\nAfrica&#8217;s development.<br \/>\nAs U.N. Secretary General and throughout a distinguished career, Mr.<br \/>\nAnnan made Africa stand tall globally. Africa has lost a great gem,&#8221;<br \/>\nhe said.<\/p>\n<p>Concluding, Adesina said, &#8220;I will greatly miss him and his rich words<br \/>\nof wisdom. May his soul rest in peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dayo Emmmanuel President of the African Development Bank(ADB), Akinwumi Adesina, has paid tributes to the former Secretary General of the United Nations Organisation, Dr. Kofi Anan, who passed on today. 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