That the Nigeria’s Ambassador to the
United States, Professor Adebowale
Ibidapo Adefuye, is dead is no longer a news. The news is the circumstances
surrounding his death.
Our correspondent gathered from an
Embassy source who doesn’t want to be quoted that Adefuye who was at his office at the Nigerian embassy,
Washington, DC hale and hearty
throughout Tuesday developed cold on his was to the same office on
Wednesday morning.
With this development, the former envoy was said to have called his aides at the Embassy that he would be returning back to his house at POTOMAC, Maryland State to have some rest.
He decided to branch at a pharmacy to get some drugs but it was gathered that he developed a heart attack right at the pharmacy. An ambulance was called for him and he was rushed to SUBURBAN HOSPITAL in Washington, DC. The embassy source also confirmed that the deceased was stabilized by doctors at Suburban Hospital who attended to him. He pressed further that the doctors however told his family and a few staff of the embassy around him that he would have to pass the night at the hospital for a close medical watch. At about 6pm on the same Wednesday, the late Adefuye was said to be walking around his hospital room, playing and gisting with his family members. He was also said to have eaten dinner in the presence of his people that same night. “He was healtheir when we visited him on Thursday morning but the doctors said he developed another heart crisis around 11:30am (Thursday) and all efforts to stabilize him proved abortive as he gave up the ghost at about 12noon” the source said remorsefully. Apary from this, the vocal diplomat had been under a serious heat from lobbyists who have been asking President Mohammad Buhari to sack him for supporting former President Goodluck Jonathan during the last general elections. Our correspondent in New York reports how the late ambassador recently complained about how he was being victimized by those that wanted him removed since the inception of the present administration. He also confided in our correspondent that he was prepared to return back to Nigeria after he had successfully ensured that Buhari was hosted by President Barrack Obama and other US officials between the 21 and 23 July, 2015 in Washington, DC. Adefuye who said he would not want to discuss with the press or the public how he successfully convinced the US government to allow the visit further disclosed that he was seriously grilled by the White House before the Obama-led administration could agree that the Nigerian president should come to Washington, DC for the working visit. The White House, while agreeing that Buhari should come for the working visit, however mandated the late Adefuye to organize some bilateral meetings for the Nigerian president in order to make his visit a bogus one. This led to the president’s meetings with US vice president Joe Biden, world bank officials, WHO officials, US Senators, US Reps, Ambassador John Campbell, Secretary John Kerry and several others. He also organized appearances for Buhari at the Corporate Council on Africa, US Institute of Peace and some others. Our correspondent in New York gathered that the late Adefuye died on Thursday night at a yet to be disclosed hospital in Washington, DC after a brief illness. It would be recalled that the late ambassador, a Professor of History at the University of Ibadan, was among the non-career diplomats that were recently recalled by President Mohammad Buhari. Our correspondent reports that the officials of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, DC were planning to hold a send forth ceremony in honour of late Adefuye on September 2 before he fell sick and subsequently gave up the ghost. Adefuye was one of the most vocal ambassadors that Nigeria had under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. He was appointed in 2010 by the late president Umaru Yar’adua at the time Nigeria was suffering stigmatization which came as a result of the arrest of a Nigerian underwear bomber, Farouk Mutallab, who tried to bomb a US aircraft on December 25, 2009. Before Adefuye was appointed, the US authority had subjected Nigerian travelers to all sorts of humiliations at the major United States airports. Special checks were being conducted on Nigerian travelers just because Nigeria had been blacklisted as a terrorist country. When Adefuye resumed in the US in April 2010 as the Nigeria’s Ambassador, he fought with the US government, saying that Nigeria was not a terrorist country. As a result of his doggedness, the then Secretary of State, Ms. Hilary Clinton, announced that the United States had removed Nigeria from its list of countries of interest. This implied that Nigeria was no longer a terrorist country while Nigerian travelers would no longer be given any ill treatment at any of the US airports. This became Adefuye’s first achievement. Apart from that, the late ambassador used his office to ensure that Nigeria and the US government enter into a Bi-National agreement which centers on Regional Security, Good Governance, Electoral Reform, Niger Delta issues and some more. This agreement was signed in the same month of April, 2010 by the then Secretary to the federal government, Mr. Ahmed Yayale, and former Secretary Hilary Clinton at the Department of State in Washington, DC. The late Adefuye also used his office to organize trade missions, investment summits and others between officials of Nigeria and the United States. Nigerian governors, Senators, others public officials and journalists were not left behind in such events. Under his watch, he ensured that the US donated some warships to Nigeria in support of the Regional Security aspect of the Bi-national agreement between both countries. While some non-career diplomats were recalled by Dr. Jonathan after he was sworn-in for a second term in office as Nigerian president, the late Adefuye was retained as a result of his outstanding achievements. Adefuye hailed from Ijebu Igbo in Ogun state. He was born in 1947. He studied at the prestigious University of Ibadan. The late diplomat had his first degree up till his PhD in History at the University of Ibadan. He had served as the Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica. He also served as the Deputy High Commissioner in the United Kingdom as well as Deputy Director at The Commonwealth. He had also served as an Adivisor at the ECOWAS. His remains have been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary. Adefuye, a christian left behind a wife, Mrs Catherine Shola Adefuye, three children and some grand children.
He decided to branch at a pharmacy to get some drugs but it was gathered that he developed a heart attack right at the pharmacy. An ambulance was called for him and he was rushed to SUBURBAN HOSPITAL in Washington, DC. The embassy source also confirmed that the deceased was stabilized by doctors at Suburban Hospital who attended to him. He pressed further that the doctors however told his family and a few staff of the embassy around him that he would have to pass the night at the hospital for a close medical watch. At about 6pm on the same Wednesday, the late Adefuye was said to be walking around his hospital room, playing and gisting with his family members. He was also said to have eaten dinner in the presence of his people that same night. “He was healtheir when we visited him on Thursday morning but the doctors said he developed another heart crisis around 11:30am (Thursday) and all efforts to stabilize him proved abortive as he gave up the ghost at about 12noon” the source said remorsefully. Apary from this, the vocal diplomat had been under a serious heat from lobbyists who have been asking President Mohammad Buhari to sack him for supporting former President Goodluck Jonathan during the last general elections. Our correspondent in New York reports how the late ambassador recently complained about how he was being victimized by those that wanted him removed since the inception of the present administration. He also confided in our correspondent that he was prepared to return back to Nigeria after he had successfully ensured that Buhari was hosted by President Barrack Obama and other US officials between the 21 and 23 July, 2015 in Washington, DC. Adefuye who said he would not want to discuss with the press or the public how he successfully convinced the US government to allow the visit further disclosed that he was seriously grilled by the White House before the Obama-led administration could agree that the Nigerian president should come to Washington, DC for the working visit. The White House, while agreeing that Buhari should come for the working visit, however mandated the late Adefuye to organize some bilateral meetings for the Nigerian president in order to make his visit a bogus one. This led to the president’s meetings with US vice president Joe Biden, world bank officials, WHO officials, US Senators, US Reps, Ambassador John Campbell, Secretary John Kerry and several others. He also organized appearances for Buhari at the Corporate Council on Africa, US Institute of Peace and some others. Our correspondent in New York gathered that the late Adefuye died on Thursday night at a yet to be disclosed hospital in Washington, DC after a brief illness. It would be recalled that the late ambassador, a Professor of History at the University of Ibadan, was among the non-career diplomats that were recently recalled by President Mohammad Buhari. Our correspondent reports that the officials of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, DC were planning to hold a send forth ceremony in honour of late Adefuye on September 2 before he fell sick and subsequently gave up the ghost. Adefuye was one of the most vocal ambassadors that Nigeria had under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. He was appointed in 2010 by the late president Umaru Yar’adua at the time Nigeria was suffering stigmatization which came as a result of the arrest of a Nigerian underwear bomber, Farouk Mutallab, who tried to bomb a US aircraft on December 25, 2009. Before Adefuye was appointed, the US authority had subjected Nigerian travelers to all sorts of humiliations at the major United States airports. Special checks were being conducted on Nigerian travelers just because Nigeria had been blacklisted as a terrorist country. When Adefuye resumed in the US in April 2010 as the Nigeria’s Ambassador, he fought with the US government, saying that Nigeria was not a terrorist country. As a result of his doggedness, the then Secretary of State, Ms. Hilary Clinton, announced that the United States had removed Nigeria from its list of countries of interest. This implied that Nigeria was no longer a terrorist country while Nigerian travelers would no longer be given any ill treatment at any of the US airports. This became Adefuye’s first achievement. Apart from that, the late ambassador used his office to ensure that Nigeria and the US government enter into a Bi-National agreement which centers on Regional Security, Good Governance, Electoral Reform, Niger Delta issues and some more. This agreement was signed in the same month of April, 2010 by the then Secretary to the federal government, Mr. Ahmed Yayale, and former Secretary Hilary Clinton at the Department of State in Washington, DC. The late Adefuye also used his office to organize trade missions, investment summits and others between officials of Nigeria and the United States. Nigerian governors, Senators, others public officials and journalists were not left behind in such events. Under his watch, he ensured that the US donated some warships to Nigeria in support of the Regional Security aspect of the Bi-national agreement between both countries. While some non-career diplomats were recalled by Dr. Jonathan after he was sworn-in for a second term in office as Nigerian president, the late Adefuye was retained as a result of his outstanding achievements. Adefuye hailed from Ijebu Igbo in Ogun state. He was born in 1947. He studied at the prestigious University of Ibadan. The late diplomat had his first degree up till his PhD in History at the University of Ibadan. He had served as the Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica. He also served as the Deputy High Commissioner in the United Kingdom as well as Deputy Director at The Commonwealth. He had also served as an Adivisor at the ECOWAS. His remains have been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary. Adefuye, a christian left behind a wife, Mrs Catherine Shola Adefuye, three children and some grand children.
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