The coalition of 28 groups which procured an All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for the African Development Bank (AfDB), President, Akinwumi Adesina, has said it did not have the consent of the continental public servant to purchase the forms.
According to the Coalition, 24 hours after paying for the forms, it has not been able to reach the banker, but however said Adesina remained the best man for the job, adding that the groups needed to procure the forms to meet with relevant deadlines before trying to convince Adesina.
Speaking yesterday, after physically picking up the forms at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja, the Coalition said it had earlier on Saturday paid for the forms, adding that between the period it paid for the forms and when it picked them up yesterday, it was yet unable to get across to Mr. Adesina.
Leader of the Youth Arise Movement, one of the groups in the coalition, Babatunde Ademola, said they are very certain that Adesina is a member of the ruling party.
On when the Coalition would present the forms to Adesina, he said; “By the grace of God, we will ensure that; we know that he is not available right now. We have been trying to reach him, but when we get him we will inform you”.
President of the ‘One Nigeria Group’, Mohammed Saleh, who led the delegation, said Adesina is a man of proven integrity and experience.
