{"id":20916,"date":"2020-06-11T14:52:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T14:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=20916"},"modified":"2020-06-11T14:52:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T14:52:17","slug":"afdb-vice-president-jennifer-blanke-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=20916","title":{"rendered":"AfDB vice president, Jennifer Blanke resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jennifer-Blanke-.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The African Development Bank (AfDB)\u2019s Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Dr. Jennifer Blanke, has resigned from the position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/afdb-board-resolves-to-engage-neutral-investigator-for-adesinas-probe\/\">AfDB<\/a>, which disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said Blanke\u2019s resignation was effective July 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Bank\u2019s President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, commended the outgoing vice president for her contributions to the AfDB success over the past three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe has demonstrated genuine leadership skills and moved the needles on so many fronts, especially in the areas of food security, women\u2019s financial empowerment, and job creations. I wish her all the best and look forward to continued partnerships and engagement with Jennifer,\u201d Adesina said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blanke, who joined AfDB in early 2017, said she was leaving the bank to join her family in Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cI am leaving purely for family reasons to rejoin my family in Switzerland, after a very fulfilling time at the bank. I will miss the bank and the excellent team we have built. I will continue to strongly support the bank from wherever I am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thank President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/afdb-buhari-adesina-meet-in-aso-rock\/\">Akinwumi Adesina<\/a>&nbsp;for his strong leadership, guidance, and support which have undoubtedly motivated and helped my team and I to play a key role in the transformation of the bank. I feel privileged to have been given an opportunity to contribute to the bank\u2019s agenda for accelerating Africa\u2019s social and economic transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 56-year-old AfDB is currently enmeshed in a crisis after its president was accused of breaching the bank\u2019s code of ethics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United States Department of Treasury had repeatedly called for an independent probe of corruption allegations against the Nigeria-born AfDB president despite being cleared by the bank\u2019s ethics committee headed by Takuji Yano last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Adesina, who is seeking re-election as the bank\u2019s president, has firmly and consistently declared his innocence on the allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several former African presidents including Nigeria\u2019s Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, have continued to rally support for Adesina, who is also his country\u2019s former Minister of Agriculture, on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has also thrown his weight behind him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The African Development Bank (AfDB)\u2019s Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Dr. Jennifer Blanke, has resigned from the position. AfDB, which disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said Blanke\u2019s resignation was effective July 4. 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