The President of the African Development Bank(AfDB) Akinwumi Adeshina has congratulated Atiku Abubakar former Vice-president for the award of a master’s degree at the Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
The former number two man obtained a master’s degree in International Relations.
The Afdb president sent his congratulatory message via a tweet on Saturday. Adesina said, ‘’the investment and devotion to higher education of the 2019 presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is ‘’inspiring’’.
‘’I congratulate His Excellency Atiku Abubakar @atiku former Vice-President of Nigeria on passing two days ago his Master’s Degree at the Anglia Ruskin Univesity, Cambridge, United Kingdom(UK), Adesina said.
‘’Your investments in, and devotion to higher education are inspiring. Well done Sir.
In July, Adesina said, the former vice-president contributed immensely to his emergence as head of the continental finance institution.
‘’This accomplishment will add to Abubakar’s educational curriculum vitae.
In 1967, the former V.P obtained a diploma from the school of Hygiene, Kano. He later obtained a law diploma at the Ahmadu Bello University with a regional scholarship in 1969. After obtaining the law diploma, he was absorbed into the Nigerian Customs Service.
The Cable