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Tinubu is overjoyed as the AfDB vows to help Nigeria's economy

In Nigeria, the AfDB has 48 operations with a total commitment value of 4.2 billion dollars.Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has committed the bank's support for reviving Nigeria's economy.Adesina made the vow during the New Global Finance Pact Summit in Paris, during a meeting with Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu. "I had a great meeting with president Tinubu during the New Global Finance Pact Summit in Paris," the AfDB president wrote via his verified Twitter profile, @akin_adesina. "I was impressed by his commitment to bold and sound economic policies for Nigeria." The African Development Bank would strongly support his agenda for the Nigerian economy." Tinubu commended Adesina and AfDB, for the Bank’s investment of 520 million dollars in the Special Agro-processing Zones Programme, which was reputed as the largest in scope and size in Africa. He assured the AfDB president that the Federal Government would continue to provide necessary support for the Bank’s projects and operations in Nigeria.