The United States of America has expressed sadness over the death of Nigeria’s Ambassador to the US, Adebowale Adefuye, saying he would be dearly missed.
A statement from the Information Office of the US mission on Monday in Abuja expressed President Barrack Obama’s condolences to Adefuye’s wife and family.
The statement added that under Adefuye’s leadership, the US enjoyed close collaboration with Nigeria which resulted in the establishment of the US-Nigeria Bi-National Commission, among other shared interests.
It reads, “Nigeria lost a distinguished ambassador who will be dearly missed. On behalf of the people of the United States and President Obama, we express our deepest condolences to his wife and his family.
“Over the past five years under Ambassador Adefuye’s leadership, we enjoyed a collaborative and open dialogue that yielded real results such as the U.S.-Nigeria Bi-National Commission, a strategic dialogue that succeeded in expanding mutual cooperation across a broad range of shared interests.
“Adefuye helped build the Commission into a collaborative forum that has resulted in progress on issues critical to Nigeria’s and the United States’ shared future.”
The US observed that the former Fulbright scholar and participant of the International Visitor Exchange Program, had a keen understanding of the US and developed strong relationships with his American colleagues.
The statement said, “His last major assignment as ambassador was to receive President Muhammadu Buhari and his delegation during the president’s official visit to the United States in July, during which President Buhari met with President Obama and other senior US officials.
“The success of this visit speaks to Ambassador Adefuye’s skill as a diplomat. His tenure helped significantly strengthen the US-Nigerian partnership.”
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