Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the Managing Director of First Bank, Dr Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan for being this year’s recipient of the Forbes Best of Africa Award, which holds tomorrow, September 11, in New York.
In a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on media, the President notes that this is one attestation again that Nigeria has a surfeit of illustrious professionals in all spheres of endeavour, “who can hold their own in any part of the world.”
The Forbes Best of Africa Award is for business personalities with a record of creating and building great global businesses that have made far-reaching contributions to the development of Africa.
President Buhari urges Dr Adeduntan to always hoist the flag of the country proudly, and tell the true Nigerian story to his colleagues and counterparts the world over.
