Swaziland King Honours Adesina In Traditional Ceremony
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, was honoured by King Mswati III of Swaziland during a traditional ceremony.
Adesina, dressed like a king , marched with King Mswati III during the traditional royal reed dance event.
Reacting to the honour, Adesina said, “King Mswati III of Eswatini (Swaziland) gave me the greatest honour ever: to be dressed like the king and jointly march during the traditional royal reed dance event.
“Thank you Your Majesty. Proudly African. Confident in Africa’s future.”
The King Mswati III of Eswatini gave me the greatest honor ever: to be dressed like the King and jointly march during the traditional royal Reed dance event. Thank you Your Majesty.💕
Proudly African 👍🏼
Confident in Africa’s future👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/RQY6pzpYiA— Akinwumi A. Adesina (@akin_adesina) September 6, 2019
The Nigeria’s former Agriculture Minister, is seeking a re-election to continue the work that he has started at the AfDB that saw him winning the $250,000 World Food Prize in 2017 for his role in expanding food production in Nigeria over the years.
In a boost to his re-election bid, President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire on Friday appointed Adama Koné, Minister of Economic and Financial Affairs, to back Adesina’s quest to return as AfDB President.
