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ADDIS ABABA, July 7 (Xinhua) – The African continent celebrated the legacy of the late Adebayo Adedeji, who served as executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) during over 16 years old.
The continent, under the guidance of ECA, glorified Adedeji's work and contributions at various meetings and gatherings as he was buried Friday in his native country, Nigeria.
Hundreds of African policymakers and experts from all walks of life President Hage Geingob, Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, and senior ECA officials expressed their respect for Adedeji's legacy for the development of Africa, ECA revealed in a statement issued on Saturday
. From 1975 to 1991, the head of ECA was recognized by many people as one of the greatest intellectuals and development practitioners in Africa in the late twentieth century. 2] Namibian President Hage Geingob, who stressed the respect of his country and the African continent towards the late Adedeji for the great work he has done in seeking Africa's economic emancipation, stated that he was a true African fighter. I mean, his legacy will last. "
" He was my brother, my teacher, my mentor, a great panafricanist and an activist. We say thank you for your lasting sacrifice in the struggle for the emancipation of Africa, "said Geingnob, quoted by ECA
" It is unfortunate that we are still facing problems in Africa. Africa, despite the struggles of the past. "However, based on the fundamentals that people like Adedeji have posed, alongside current and past heroes, I am optimistic for the future."
Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria "Adedeji was an exceptional African who deserved all the tributes that came from all over the world for the excellent work he has done for the African continent, especially his quest for an integrated and economically emancipated Africa. "
He stated that Adedeji, as an outstanding economist and great thinker, did an excellent job in getting Africa to new heights, the work that he has done. said he should continue to be supported since the foundation has already been
"He was deeply involved in the integration of Africa and he did a great job in projecting Africa. We are proud of everything he's accomplished in his lifetime, "said the vice president.
African leaders also praised Adedeji for his commitment to Africa, his love for his people and for the continent, his altruism ECA said in a statement that its positive influence on the economic and social development of the African continent has been greeted.
"We are pleased that as ACE, we were here today to thank his family for bequeathing us and the continent as a whole, a man of his stature who did not want nothing less than the total emancipation of the African people, "said Said Adejumobi, regional director of ECA for Southern Africa
" ECA feels honored to celebrate this great panafricanist. "Adejumobi has declared.
ECA also held a high-level memorial symposium on Saturday in Lagos, Nigeria, in the honor of Adedeji.
The symposium focused on the relevance of Adedeji's ideas and notions of development in contempora. The symposium then badessed the trajectory and current context of Africa's development, as well as the challenges, opportunities and prospects for the structural transformation of African economies and the continent.
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