Walter Carrington
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has extolled the virtues of a former United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Walter Carrington, who passed on Tuesday, aged 90 years.
Fayemi said Carrington diligently served humanity in his life using the instrumentalities of law, academia and diplomacy in his home country and other parts of the world where he worked.
The Governor said the history of the restoration of democracy in Nigeria will not be complete without a worthy mention of Carrington’s courageous interventions during the period of military dictatorship.
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Fayemi, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode described Carrington as a towering figure in the struggle for democracy in Nigeria because of his courage, tact and commitment to its enthronement.
He hailed the deceased for giving the human rights and pro-democracy movement necessary moral support to ensure the return of civil rule to Africa’s most populous country.
Fayemi said his engagements as a pro-democracy campaigner gave him an insight into how much the late diplomat loved Nigeria hence his passion to ensure full entrenchment of democratic rule.
He noted that Carrington, years after his diplomatic service in Nigeria, was still interested in developments in the country and stayed connected to the friends he made till he breathed his last at a very ripe old age.
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