The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina, has debunked reports linking him with the race for Nigeria’s presidency in 2027.

Reacting to the report on his X handle on Thursday, the AfDB boss said his statement was misrepresented and misinterpreted in several Nigerian media reports.

The AfDB president said he never stated that he wanted to contest for president.

“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,” Adesina said.

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