All is now set for Dr Akinwumi Adesina to be unveiled as the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) for the next five years.
Inside sources told Tribune Online that Adesina won the election “with overwhelming majority.”
The poll was conducted through a voice voting.
The official announcement will, however, be made anytime from now as the two-day meeting comes to an end with Ghana being announced as the host of the 2021 annual meetings.
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