Tag: Walter Carrington
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Obasanjo: How Carrington advised me not to return to Nigeria during Abacha’s dark days
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how the late former American Ambassador in Nigeria, Amb. Walter Carrington offered him political asylum in US during the dark days of the late junta, Gen. Sani Abacha in 1995. Obasanjo remarked that during his tenure as Ambassador, Carrington helped in easing the move to democratic rule in…
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Walter Carrington: The African child returns home, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa ONE of the most dangerous periods in our history was from 1995 to 1998 when the usurper, General Sani Abacha, bared his fangs. He detained without trial, maimed and killed patriots without batting an eyelid. In fact, he maintained death squads, the most infamous being the so-called Strike Force. At…
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Buhari mourns Walter Carrington, calls him long time friend of Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the demise of former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, describing him as a “long time friend of Nigeria and an astute and courageous diplomat.” The Nigerian leader made his feelings known in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu,…
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BREAKING: Ex-US envoy to Nigeria, Walter Carrington is dead
A former United States ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, is dead. His wife, Arese Carrington, announced the death in an email to newsmen on Wednesday, titled, “Press Release – Ambassador Walter C. Carrington, former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and Senegal.” She wrote: “It is with a heavy and broken heart but with gratitude to God…