President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded former Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, for winning the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate.
Adesina, who is the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), was yesterday expected to be presented the $250,000 prize and Laureate sculpture at a ceremony at the Iowa State Capitol, United States.
In a video message released yesterday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President who poured glowing encomium on Adesina said: “I received with delight the cheery news of your award as 2017 World Food Prize Laureate. Certainly, this did not come to me and many Nigerians as a surprise, given your antecedents and contributions to the development of agriculture across the African continent. “We are very proud of you.
“On behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, I congratulate you and rejoice with you, your family and the AfDB family on this well-deserved honour. Congratulations.”
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