{"id":1526,"date":"2025-10-16T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1526"},"modified":"2025-10-16T21:59:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T21:59:57","slug":"femi-adesina-stsinoiz-club-others-eulogise-late-dr-christopher-kolade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1526","title":{"rendered":"Femi Adesina, Stsinoiz Club, others eulogise late Dr Christopher Kolade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s public, corporate, and faith communities are united in mourning the passing of Chief (Dr.) Christopher Olusola Kolade, CON, a respected broadcaster, diplomat, and corporate leader, who died on 8 October 2025 at the age of 93.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the pulpit to the boardroom and the diplomatic stage, tributes have poured in describing Dr. Kolade as a symbol of integrity and principled service whose influence spanned generations.<\/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=\"Tems - Love Me JeJe (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y_NTooezadU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement issued in Ibadan, the Stsinoiz International Club, a Christian-based non-governmental organisation, described the late elder statesman as a \u201cmentor, motivator, and moral guardian.\u201d The Club\u2019s President, Mr. Lekan Adebayo, and Secretary-General, Prof. Rotimi Olatunji, said his life embodied \u201cprincipled leadership, humility, and an unwavering commitment to ethical nation-building.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Appointed as Grand Patron of the Club in 2017, Dr. Kolade was said to have lent his \u201cwisdom, grace, and moral authority\u201d to the group\u2019s vision of promoting ethical citizenship. The Club recalled his message during its 2024 webinar marking 25 years of Nigeria\u2019s Fourth Republic, where he urged Nigerians to \u201cestablish and sustain integrity in this environment\u201d and to \u201ccarry on knowing that God is with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Adebayo said the late diplomat\u2019s influence on members would endure. \u201cHis vision for a just, disciplined, and value-driven society will continue to guide our engagements and inspire our programmes,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also reacting to his death, former presidential spokesperson, Mr. Femi Adesina, said Dr. Kolade represented \u201creputation, conscience, accountability and reliability.\u201d Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria, Mr. Adesina recalled that former President Muhammadu Buhari held him in high regard. \u201cMy boss had so much confidence in him. A number of times I heard him talk about Dr. Kolade, and he always said very good things about him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Kolade\u2019s professional career began in broadcasting, where he rose to become Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), promoting standards of professionalism and balanced reportage. He later moved into the private sector as Chief Executive and Chairman of Cadbury Nigeria Plc, where he advanced principles of corporate accountability and human development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between 2001 and 2007, he served as Nigeria\u2019s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, strengthening diplomatic relations and engaging with the Nigerian diaspora community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hallmarks of Labour Foundation (HLF), where Dr. Kolade served for more than two decades \u2014 first as Vice Chairman and later as Chairman of its Board of Trustees \u2014 also paid tribute, describing his passing as \u201cthe end of an era.\u201d The Foundation\u2019s Executive Secretary, Mrs. Patricia Otuedon-Arawore, said his association with HLF reflected a shared commitment to promoting integrity and excellence in public life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quoting one of his reflections, the Foundation noted, \u201c\u2018A good example can become infectious so that we all strive to attain more of the same. 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Our job is to travel towards it.\u2019 That was the spirit Dr. Kolade brought to our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foundation credited him with helping to institutionalise merit-based recognition through the Hallmarks of Labour awards, which continue to celebrate Nigerians of distinction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout his life, Dr. Kolade combined professional achievement with academic mentorship, teaching Corporate Governance and Leadership at the Lagos Business School and Pan-Atlantic University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Stsinoiz International Club and the Hallmarks of Labour Foundation have both called on Nigerians, particularly those in leadership, to uphold the values for which he stood. \u201cChief Kolade lived not for himself but for others,\u201d the Club stated. \u201cThrough his example, we are reminded that integrity remains the truest measure of greatness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Christopher Kolade is survived by his family and a generation of Nigerians who continue to draw inspiration from his life of service, integrity, and faith. <a href=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/news\/femi-adesina-stsinoiz-club-others-eulogise-late-dr-christopher-kolade\/\">(Guardian)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s public, corporate, and faith communities are united in mourning the passing of Chief (Dr.) Christopher Olusola Kolade, CON, a respected broadcaster, diplomat, and corporate leader, who died on 8 October 2025 at the age of 93. 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