Adesina, Oteh show we had a good economic team – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described Akinwumi Adesina and Arunma Oteh’s appointments as the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Treasurer and Vice President of World Bank respectively, as testimony to the fact that his administration had a good economic team that managed the affairs of the country.

In separate letters of congratulations to both Adesina and Oteh which Jonathan personally signed, the former President described them as high achievers and Nigeria’s worthy ambassadors.On Adesina’s choice as AfDB chief, Jonathan said: ““Given your exemplary record of performance, while serving as the Honourable Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in my cabinet, I have no doubt that you will deploy your energy and the bank’s resources to ensure that Africa experiences a new era of accelerated development.”

“You were not only a critical voice in my economic team, you also walked the talk, and earned the praise of our countrymen and women, by ensuring that Nigeria’s quest for self-sufficiency in food production became achievable dream.“I am particularly pleased with your emergence as the AfDB boss; a development, I believe, has come as a reward for having served your country meritoriously”, the former President said, adding that “It also attests to the fact that my Administration had a good team that managed the affairs of the country.” the former President described them as high achievers and Nigeria’s worthy ambassadors.

On Adesina’s choice as AfDB chief, Jonathan said: ““Given your exemplary record of performance, while serving as the Honourable Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in my cabinet, I have no doubt that you will deploy your energy and the bank’s resources to ensure that Africa experiences a new era of accelerated development.”“You were not only a critical voice in my economic team, you also walked the talk, and earned the praise of our countrymen and women, by ensuring that Nigeria’s quest for self-sufficiency in food production became achievable dream.

“I am particularly pleased with your emergence as the AfDB boss; a development, I believe, has come as a reward for having served your country meritoriously”, the former President said, adding that “It also attests to the fact that my Administration had a good team that managed the affairs of the country.”