Deji Elumoye in Abuja and James Sowole in Abeokuta
Buhari said his prayers and thoughts were with Powell’s family and the people of the United States as they mourned the death of an exceptional leader and one of America’s greatest prides, who as a professional soldier, a distinguished public servant and an effective diplomat, gave his utmost for his country.
“With him, among others, I have always seen advantage in the closeness of the African-Americans with the mother Africa. It is mutually good and beneficial for the Africans at home and for our brothers and sisters in diaspora in the US, Caribbean or Southern America. On his part, Jonathan in a tribute personally signed, described late Powell as a renowned United States public servant and great leader, who left solid and indelible footprints in the sands of time.
“As Secretary of State, he was known for his tactful management of America’s foreign relations, of which he extended a right hand of fellowship to the Yar’Adua administration, when I was Vice President. “The second reason for my admiration is what is now referred to as the Colin Powell doctrine about the need of ‘overwhelming force’ to guarantee military victory. In this respect, I recall a debate about the appropriate size of the Nigerian army in the aftermath of the Nigerian civil war.
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