Media Misrepresented My Comments, I’m Not Planning To Join 2027 Presidential Race- Akinwunmi Adesina

President of African Development Bank, Mr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has clarified and submitted that the comments he made during his recent television interview were misrepresented by the media noting that he never at any point in time during the interview in question said he will be joining the 2027 presidential race.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned  that the AfDB President made this clarification in an X.com post on Thursday.

‘A segment of my recent interview on @Arise TV has been both misinterpreted and misrepresented in several Nigerian media outlets. What I said was, ‘I will be available to serve in any capacity, globally, in Africa, anywhere, including my own country’.

A listen to the substantive and robust interview, which is available online, will show this to be the case. For clarity and for the record, I did not say that I am running for the office of President of Nigeria’ he said.

‘So, a couple of months from now, you’re going to be leaving this job. A lot of people are asking: what’s next for you? Do you want to give a shot at the presidency of your own country? Because this is what Africa needs—forthright thinkers who can move the needle in terms of development. You’ve been president of the African Development Bank, you’ve had a lot of impact, and people are looking to see what’s next for you’ the anchorman, Rufai Oseni had asked him during the interview and the AfDB president had responded by posing a question to the interviewer; ‘What do you think you should be doing?’

Oseni had subsequently reframed the question and the AfDB president’s response made it susceptible to interpretative journalism ‘Why don’t you want to run for president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria?’, the interviewer had asked?

‘When you ask me what I will do next, I started this interview by telling you that I always believe in the providence of God, in His grace. I don’t see myself as anything more than an instrument in God’s hands to help people. The only thing that makes me happy—there’s nothing else—is seeing lives transformed. That’s what gives me satisfaction. As a result, I will be available to serve in any capacity, globally, in Africa, anywhere including in my own country, Nigeria’ Adesina had responded-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you