{"id":11447,"date":"2017-03-10T14:21:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T13:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=11447"},"modified":"2017-03-10T16:21:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:21:24","slug":"general-adeyinka-adebayo-was-a-cosmopolitanleaders-ibb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/general-adeyinka-adebayo-was-a-cosmopolitanleaders-ibb\/","title":{"rendered":"General Adeyinka Adebayo was a CosmopolitanLeader’s IBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olabode Adaramola<\/p>\n

Former Military President, General IbrahimBadamasi Babangida , has described the late General Adeyinka Adebayo as one ofthe finest Nigeria’s\u00a0 Military Officers\u00a0 and leaders.<\/p>\n

He said the deceased\u00a0 former\u00a0 governorof the defunct\u00a0 Old Western region\u00a0 was\u00a0 a unique leader withlistening ears and uncommon intellect, while\u00a0 his\u00a0 leadership asa\u00a0 Commandant of the\u00a0 Nigeria Defence Academy(NDA)\u00a0 wasremarkable especially coming at a time when the civil war had just ended.<\/p>\n

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The former Nigerian Leader stated this\u00a0ina condolence message personally\u00a0signed by him at his Up Hill Mansion inMinna the Niger\u00a0state capital a copy of which was made available to theNational Wire on Thursday.<\/p>\n

He said, ‘at 89, one would think age waswell spent by the deceased General and it was time for him to go and have adeserved rest, but losing a dear one no matter the age, comes with grief,pains, sorrow and nostalgia’.<\/p>

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“That was my feeling when i heard thesudden death of one of Nigeria’s finest military officers and leaders, GeneralAdeyinka Adebayo. As a young military officer, I had the rare privilege ofworking closely with him as an Instructor at the Nigeria Defence Academy, whenhe was the Commandant of the Academy.<\/p>\n

“He was largely detribalized andcosmopolitan, highly disciplined in the\u00a0finest tradition of militaryorientation.\u00a0 He provided ample guidance to the Cadets, including those ofus who were instructors. He extended the same discipline to his children intheir growing up years. He was indeed a good leader, a good man and one whosewise counsel we will all miss.”, said IBB.<\/p>\n

General Babangida also described the lateGeneral Adebayo as\u00a0a great mind with sheer brilliance, adding that thedeceased General\u00a0will be greatly missed not only as an elder statesmanwith unique persona, but one who remained level-headed all through his sojournin life.
\nHe thereby prayed that\u00a0may theAlmighty Allah grant him eternal rest in the hereafter, and grant his familythe strength and fortitude to bear with this painful loss.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, he\u00a0said, ‘as a leaderwho lived a fulfilled life, I am consoled that his positive legacies willcontinue to serve as good reference point to this and unborn generations’.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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