Christopher Kolade Was A Model Of Diligence, Integrity, Patriotism — Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to the precocious elder statesman, broadcaster, and firm icon, Dr Christopher Kolade, describing him arsenic a exemplary of diligence, integrity, and patriotism who embodied the finest ideals of nationalist service.

In a condolence connection personally signed by him connected Thursday, President Tinubu said helium received with “profound sadness” the quality of Dr Kolade’s passing, noting that Nigeria has mislaid 1 of its astir respected intelligence and motivation figures.

Dr Kolade, who died astatine the property of 92 connected Wednesday, was a revered broadcaster, educationist, diplomat, and boardroom guru, who served Nigeria successful assorted capacities, including arsenic High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC).

President Tinubu described the precocious nonagenarian arsenic “one of Nigeria’s intelligence treasures and a custodian of the nation’s endeavor history,” noting his towering contributions to firm governance, quality resources development, and enactment ethics.

“Dr Kolade was among the finest of men. He was exceptionally brilliant, statesmanly, diligent, and had unimpeachable integrity,” the President said.

“He was not lone a boardroom icon, serving arsenic one-time main enforcement and president of Cadbury Nigeria Plc, but besides a patriot and an uncompromising advocator of transparency and accountability successful governance.”

The President commended Dr Kolade’s decades-long devotion to service, some successful nationalist and backstage life, saying his vocation stood arsenic an illustration of selfless enactment and motivation uprightness successful an epoch erstwhile values often gave mode to expediency.

He said Dr Kolade’s imprint was disposable crossed aggregate spheres — from the classrooms of his aboriginal teaching days, done his distinguished media career, to his outstanding contributions successful diplomacy, management, and nation-building.

“He served Nigeria dutifully, with honesty and large dedication,” Tinubu added. “From moving arsenic a colonial-era acquisition serviceman to serving arsenic Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, Dr Kolade near ineffaceable stamps of favoritism successful each endeavour, whether successful the boardroom, connected panels, oregon successful nationalist office.”

The President besides recalled Kolade’s philanthropic gestures done the Christopher Kolade Foundation, noting his sustained advocacy for sickle compartment patients and his committedness to acquisition and younker development.

“I callback his galore humanitarian interventions done the Christopher Kolade Foundation, particularly his enactment for sickle compartment patients, a origin to which helium donated a chunk of his earnings,” Tinubu said.

While acknowledging that Dr Kolade’s decease was a achy nonaccomplishment to the nation, President Tinubu urged Nigerians to observe a beingness that was lived with honour, purpose, and distinction.

“Dr Kolade’s passing is agonising, yet we indispensable observe his beingness and legacy. He lived an exemplary beingness and immortalised himself successful his uncommon work to our federation and humanity,” helium stated.

The President described the precocious elder statesman arsenic a “representation of the existent Nigerian — selfless, resilient, and principled,” adding that his beingness would stay an enduring root of inspiration for aboriginal generations.

“He volition stay an inspiration for america and for galore generations. May God Almighty, whom helium served truthful faithfully, assistance him eternal rest,” the President concluded.