African Heads Of State, Others Commiserate With AfDB President Over Mother’s Death

Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), has continued to receive condolence letters on the death of his mother, Mrs Eunice Adesina.
Copies of the condolence letters were made available to The Tide source on Sunday in Abuja by the bank. The Tide source reports that Mrs Adesina died on December 22, 2022.
The African Heads of State, who sympathised with Adesina are the presidents of Zambia, Mr Hakainde Hichilema, Gambia, Abiy Ali (PhD), Tanzania, Dr Samia Hassan, and Gambia, Adama Barrow.
Others who also sympathised with Adesina are, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, and the former President of Ghana, John Mahama.
The rest are the Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Jan Balkenende, the African Union Chairperson, Moussa Mahamat and the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Centre on Adaptation, Prof. Dr Patrick Verkooijen.
The dignitaries said no doubt she would be remembered for the pivotal role she played in her son’s life and Ogun where she hailed from.
“Mama Eunice was an example of a life well lived in service to others through her various endeavours to educate, uplift and inspire her community to greater heights.
“May her industrious and entrepreneurial spirit she imparted on so many young women across Nigeria be a guiding light to our youths,” they said.
The African Heads of State as well as other dignitaries prayed God to comfort Adesina’s family and grant mama eternal rest.