First Bank MD, Adeduntan, receives Forbes Best of Africa Award; President Buhari hails

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Dr Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan, the Managing Director of First Bank Nigeria Limited, for being named a recipient of the Forbes Best of Africa Award.

President Buhari, in a message by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), urged 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.”

Full text of the statement reads:

President Muhammadu Buhari rejoices with Dr Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan (FCA), Managing Director, First Bank Nigeria Limited, as he receives Forbes Best of Africa Award, September 11, 2020, in New York City, United States of America.
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 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.