The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has commiserated with his cousin, Arese Carrington, over the death of her husband and former United States (US) Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, who died aged 90.
The governor, in a statement, said he was saddened to learn of the passing of a great patriot and lover of democracy.
According to him, “As an ambassador, he stood in defense of democracy and showed uncommon hope and faith in Africa, particularly Nigeria, providing the much needed help when the country navigated some of its most difficult moments in history.”
The governor said Nigerians are particularly grateful to the great American and lover of Nigeria for his unflinching support in her journey towards a free and just society.
“We also celebrate his contributions to nurturing democracy as a basis for the transformation of our great country, Nigeria
“Well-travelled across Nigeria since the 1960s, Ambassador Carrington immersed himself in Nigeria and took our people as his. He remains one of the finest people who lived among us and will be remembered for his noble contributions to our development as a country.
“I send heartfelt condolences to my dear cousin, Arese Carrington and the family and pray that God grants them the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss,” he said.
Carrington was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Senegal and Nigeria.
Carrington served as the US Ambassador to Senegal from 1980 to 1981.
He was appointed by U.S President Bill Clinton in 1993 as the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, where he remained until 1997.
His ties to Nigeria were deep; he had married into a Nigerian family and had lived in three Nigerian cities since the late 1960s.
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