President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will stand solidly behind Akinwumi Adesina in his bid to get re-elected as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB)

The president spoke at the State House, Abuja, Tuesday, while hosting Mr Adesina.

The president pledged that Nigeria would work with all other leaders and stakeholders in AfDB to ensure that Mr Adesina was elected for a second term built on the record of his achievements during his first term.

The Nigerian government and other African leaders have been rallying support for Mr Adesina who is seeking a second five-year term.

Giving a background to what was happening in the bank, Mr Adesina, a former Nigerian Minister for Agriculture, said the 16 allegations raised against him were trumped up, "and without facts, evidence, and documents, as required by the rules and regulations of the bank."

I was exonerated, and any other investigation would amount to bending the rules of the bank, to arrive at a predetermined conclusion," Mr Adesina said.