CITIZENS COMPASS—The Governing Board of Yoruba Indigenes Foundation (YIF), on Saturday, condoled with the family of the late Nigerian diplomat and academic, Dr Christopher Kolade, CON.
Dr Christopher Kolade, a highly intelligent and dedicated son of Yoruba land, recently passed on to glory at the age of 92.
YIF President, Dr Olumide Aderibole Phillip, in a statement lauded the contributions of the Elder statesman to the development of modern day administration in Nigeria which cannot be forgotten in a hurry.
“In the early days of his career which started from broadcasting, during which his idiosyncrasy for dignity and ethical practice elevated him to the esteemed position of Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), where he was instrumental to the re-invention of public broadcasting in Nigeria.
“It is obvious that the late Christopher Kolade served with professionalism, while he was the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, between 2002 to 2007.
“During his days in the private sector, record has it that, his over Two decades of service at the Cadbury Nigeria PLC, brought about scaling up and continuous incremental growth for the company.
“Late Christopher Kolade, left a mark on the sand of time, in the public service most especially in 2012, under the administration of former President Goodluck Ebele Johnathan, when he was the Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment Empowerment Program (SURE-P) Board. Then, he empiricalized ethical and transparent allocation of resources, primarily for national development.
“Late Dr Christopher Kolade, will forever be remembered for his spectacular role in University Leadership.
“At Pan-Atlantic University, where he was a member of the Governing Council. And at the McPherson University, Ogun State, where he was a Chancellor.
“Dr Kolade, successfully piloted the affairs of many renowned professional bodies, few of them are: Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) 1985 to 1988.”
