Nigeria’s amba$$ador to the United States, Prof Adebowale Adefuye is dead.
Adefuye, whose tenure as amba$$ador ends on August 31, 2015 died
after suffering from an heart attack in a Washington, DC hospital.
Born in Ijebu-Igbo, in 1947, Adefuye received his First Degree in
History at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1969, and in 1973
earned a Ph.D. in History there, with a dissertation on “The Political
History of the Palwo, 1400-1911.” As a Fulbright scholar he studied at
Columbia University, the University of North Florida and the University
of Florida in Gainesville.
Adefuye was a one time amba$$ador to Jamaica, with concurrent
accreditation to Haiti and Belize, a job he kept from 1987 to 1991. From
1991 to 1994, he served as Deputy High Commissioner at the Nigerian
Emba$$y in London, U.K.,when he was hired by the Commonwealth (formerly
the British Commonwealth of Nations) as Deputy Director of Strategic
Planning.
After fourteen years with the Commonwealth, Adefuye took a job with
the Economic Community of West African States, where he served as an
Advisor from 2008 to 2010. He became the Nigerian Amba$$ador to the
United States in 2010.
With his death coming just a few days to the end of his tenure,
officials at the Nigerian emba$$y in the US had already planned a
send-forth party for him, scheduled to hoold next week.
Title : Breaking News!! Nigerian Amba$$ador To US Dies Of Heart Attack Few Days To End Of Tenure
Description : Nigeria’s amba$$ador to the United States, Prof Adebowale Adefuye is dead. Adefuye, whose tenure as amba$$ador ends on August 31, 2015 ...
