{"id":1492,"date":"2025-10-12T07:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T07:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1492"},"modified":"2025-10-12T00:13:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T00:13:41","slug":"revered-statesman-christopher-kolade-dies-at-93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1492","title":{"rendered":"Revered statesman Christopher Kolade dies at 93"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Renowned Nigerian statesman Dr Christopher Kolade has died aged 93, his family announced in a statement.\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are thankful for his incredible life of faith and service; and are grateful for God\u2019s abundant blessings,\u201d the statement read in part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. 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He has led prominent institutions including the Nigerian Institute of Management, the Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, the International Institute for Communications, and the World Association for Christian Communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, he was awarded the prestigious Order of St. Augustine medal by the Archbishop of Canterbury and was appointed Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) Board by President Goodluck Jonathan in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an advocate of business integrity, Dr Kolade also chaired organizations such as Integrity Organization Ltd GTE and The Convention on Business Integrity Ltd GTE. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/10\/09\/revered-statesman-christopher-kolade-dies-at-92\/\">(Channels)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned Nigerian statesman Dr Christopher Kolade has died aged 93, his family announced in a statement.\u2028\u2028 \u201cWe are thankful for his incredible life of faith and service; and are grateful for God\u2019s abundant blessings,\u201d the statement read in part. 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