Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday assured the embattled President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, of Nigeria's unwavering commitment to his second term bid.

But Buhari, according to a statement by his media adviser, Mr. Femi Adesina, told Nigeria's former minister of Agriculture that if he had gladly supported Adesina when he served as a minister in the opposition party in 2015, he would do more for him now; more so that no Nigerian had faulted the support he offered him then.

The president pledged Nigeria's preparedness to work with other leaders and stakeholders of AfDB to ensure Adesina's re-election in view of the record of his achievements during his first term.

The statement explained that whereas AU had already endorsed Adesina as the sole candidate for the continent, some other stakeholders wanted him to be re-investigated over some allegations, with a view to frustrating his second term bid.

Adesina told the president that the Ethics' Committee of the bank cleared him of all the allegations, adding that calls for a fresh investigation by the US were antithetical to the rules.