President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has pledged the support of the continental financial body for the Bola Tinubu administration.
Mr Akinwunmi made the commitment in a tweet shortly after meeting the Nigerian leader in France on Friday.
“I had a great meeting with President Tinubu during the new global finance pact summit in Paris,” Mr Adesina tweeted. “I was impressed by his commitment to bold & sound policies for Nigeria’s economy.”
“The African Development Bank will strongly support his vision for the Nigerian economy. @officialABAT, ” the African bank chief promised.
Mr Adesina’s statement comes after former World Bank president, David Malpass, lauded the decision of the Tinubu government to end the fuel subsidy regime and scrapping dual exchange rates, saying it would help reduce corruption in Nigeria.
Mr Tinubu assumed office on May 29, declaring an immediate end to fuel subsidy.
“Subsidy is gone,” Mr Tinubu said in his inaugural…
