Powell understood Africa, was a trusted colleague — Obasanjo

Reacting to his death, former Nigerian President and High Representative of the African Union in the Horn of Africa, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, described Powell as one who understood Africa during his lifetime, while ex-President Goodluck Jonathan said he was a renowned United States public servant and great leader who left solid and indelible footprints in the sands of time.

“It’s a blot… and will always be a part of my record. It was painful. It’s painful now,” Powell said in a 2005 interview with ABC News.Born April 5, 1937 in Harlem, Powell’s “American Journey” — the title of his autobiography — started in New York, where he grew up and earned a degree in geology. “I was in a unit that was responsible for My Lai. I got there after My Lai happened,” he told interviewer Larry King in 2004.

“He was Secretary of State under the administration of President George W. Bush, Jnr, part of the time I was President of Nigeria. He was not just an African-American, he was an African-American who understood Africa. That is what I found in him when he was Secretary of State. “Though the world, particularly Africa, would miss him, his legacies would continue to inspire many to reach the highest points of their productive, political and creative abilities. May God grant his soul perfect peace and rest,” Obasanjo stated.

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