In a letter obtained by AFP yesterday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expressed “deep reservations” about the outcome of an internal inquiry clearing Adesina, and urged the appointment of an independent outside investigator.
Whistleblowers last month submitted a 15-page report to bank governors detailing alleged embezzlement, preferential treatment for fellow Nigerians in senior appointments and the promotion of people suspected or convicted of fraud and corruption. He has received the backing of the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States .
Adesina is the first Nigerian president of the AfDB, in which Nigeria is the top stakeholder with nine percent.
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