. Chikwanda

By CHILA NAMAIKO –
AFRICAN Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Governors chairperson Alexander Chikwanda has called for more actions to implement various resolutions from delegates who attended the just-ended bank’s annual meetings in Lusaka.
President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday officially opened the AfDB annual meetings attended by Rwandese President Paul Kagame, Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta and Idriss Deby of Chad, who is also the African Union (AU) chairperson.
Mr Chikwanda, who is Finance minister, said there was need for the delegates drawn from various parts of the African continent and beyond to put in place more actions and continue to work together.
“There is need for us to put more actions and continue to work together,” Mr Chikwanda said.
He was speaking in Lusaka during a colourful AfDB annual meetings cultural gala night held at Government Complex on Thursday evening and attended by scores of delegates.
Mr Chikwanda commended the delegates for turning up in large numbers to attend the annual meetings and subsequently the cultural gala night.
Stanbic Bank Zambia managing director Charles Mudiwa, whose banking institution sponsored the gala night, said culture was important as it brought together people from different backgrounds to share cultural ideas.
He said the banking institution would remain committed to partnering with many countries to offer financial services for investment in various sectors of the economy.
Mr Mudiwa said Stanbic Bank was committed to supporting the exchange of cultural ideas and finding more solutions to economic challenges facing many African countries.
AfDB President Akinwuni Adesina was among the delegates that watched various cultural dances drawn from various parts of the county.