{"id":41737,"date":"2020-07-28T08:07:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T07:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=41737"},"modified":"2020-07-28T08:16:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T07:16:41","slug":"afdb-probe-independent-panel-clears-adesina-as-election-holds-aug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/afdb-probe-independent-panel-clears-adesina-as-election-holds-aug\/","title":{"rendered":"AfDB Probe: Independent Panel Clears Adesina As Election Holds Aug"},"content":{"rendered":"

An independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish President Mary Robinson, has cleared the beleaguered leader of the African Bank of Development, Akinwumi Adesina, of corruption allegations, according to AFP.<\/p>\n

Adesina, 60, a charismatic speaker known for his elegant suits and bow ties, became the first Nigerian to helm the AfDB in 2015 \u2013 but a 15-page report earlier this year claimed that under his watch the bank had been tarred by poor governance, impunity, personal enrichment and favouritism.<\/p>\n

The panel of three experts, led by Robinson alongside Gambia\u2019s Chief Justice Hassan Jallow and the World Bank\u2019s integrity vice president Leonard McCarthy, cleared Adesina of all charges alleged by whistleblowers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Panel concurs with the Committee in its findings in respect of all the allegations against the President and finds that they were properly considered and dismissed by the Committee,\u201d Monday\u2019s report concluded.<\/p>\n

The African banking institution and Adesina, who is the sole candidate for the bank\u2019s August\u2019s presidential elections, had been in the eye of the storm since April over allegations of impropriety levelled against him by some whistleblowers working in the bank.<\/p>

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The former Nigerian finance minister had always stated he was \u201cinnocent\u201d of the charges.<\/p>\n

Robinson, who led Ireland from 1990 to 1997 before serving as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights until 2002, dismissed the 16 whistleblower allegations against Adesina.<\/p>\n

It will be recalled that, the bank\u2019s Ethics\u2019 Committee, which first investigated the allegations, gave him a clean bill that was accepted by the Board of Governors, but the United States rejected the report and demanded a fresh probe by an independent body.<\/p>\n

The board subsequently authorised an independent review of the Ethics Committee report on Adesina, who has received the backing of Nigeria and other African countries ahead of his reelection next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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