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Walter C. Carrington, former U.S Ambassador on a Slave history tour with Anago Osho

The American embassy is very popular in Nigeria, especially the consulate in Lagos. The name Walter Carington is synonymous to the American embassy. The bearer of the name has passionate love for Lagos and Nigeria. As an ambassador and even after retirement his name continued to be a household name and he never stopped coming back to Nigeria.

Who is Walter Carrington? He was the United States Ambassador to Senegal from 1980 to 1981. In 1993, the U.S President, Bill Clinton appointed him as the U.S Ambassador to 
Nigeria till 1997. His tenure as ambassador was graced by very cordial international relationship between Nigeria and the United States. 

He has been visiting Nigeria (since the 1960s) before becoming an American Ambassador to any country in Africa. Some argued that he had done his DNA, and he is Yoruba. 

The former American Ambassador to Nigeria and Senegal, Walter Carrington, his wife, Arese Carrington, and friends were on Anago James Akeem Osho Adventures's slave history tour of Badagry and Lagos. 

The trip was an experience for the couple as they acknowledged that it was the first time that they learn the trans Atlantic en - slave history from the African perspective. The narratives were well researched as the ancestors spoke through Anago Osho, as they reveal the real African story that has been hidden for centuries.

Anago Osho and the Walter Carrington's family in an intellectual conversation

Ambassador Walter has written many African related articles and books. As Anago Osho, the reincarnated slave, continued to interprete the slaving instuments in Badagry,  the ambassador patted him on his shoulder and said, i am proud of you". He dipped his hand in his pocket and gave him his private business card.

According to Anago Osho,  it was an honour to be acknowledged by one of the African American hero and be engaged in intellectual subjects, such as African American history, Slavery and the importance of preserving African heritages. 

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