The African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work.<\/p>\n
The Hallmarks of Labour Foundation presented the Outstanding International Icon Award to Adesina at a ceremony held in Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n
It was presented by former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku, who described Adesina and the Bank\u2019s work as \u201clegendary, unprecedented and worthy of emulation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thanking the foundation for the recognition, Adesina said the African Development Bank had helped 181 million people directly through its investments in the past four years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is still much to do. We have gone some way, climbing the steep mountainside of Africa\u2019s development, yet there\u2019s still a long way to go until we reach the mountaintop,\u201d he told the gathering of top government officials, industry leaders, and diplomats.<\/p>\n
He urged his fellow awardees to be relentless in their efforts to build humanity.<\/p>\n
\u201cRecognition is never the expectation or endgame when you are passionate about your work. But when one\u2019s modest contributions and efforts are found worthy of honor, it is both a surprise and a delight,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
The Hallmarks of Labour Foundation is a non-profit that recognizes Africans who have achieved success through hard work, honesty, integrity, and justice in every field of human endeavour.<\/p>\n
Previous beneficiaries of the award include Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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