Christopher Kolade Iconic African Broadcaster Dies -

Christopher Kolade, an iconic African broadcaster died at 93.

He worked as a broadcaster at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, NBC and rose to the position of Director General.

The NBC comprises of Radio Nigeria, now Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN and Voice of Nigeria, VON.

A Diplomat and Boardroom Executive

After retirement from broadcasting, Christopher Kolade became a boardroom executive of Nigeria’s blue-chip company, Cadbury Nigeria Plc. He promoted business integrity in Nigeria through his chairmanship of organisations such as Integrity Organisation Ltd GTE and The Convention on Business Integrity Ltd GTE

President Olusegun Obasanjo appointed him as the Nigerian Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1999.

Teaching and Leadership Were Another Passion

Dr Kolade was a colonial-era education officer in Nigeria and further this passion teaching corporate governance and human resources management at the Lagos Business School (LBS), as well as leadership & conflict management at the School of Media & Communication (SMC). LBS and SMC are both schools of Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos. Formerly a member of the university’s Governing Council, Kolade also served as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Pan-Atlantic University. He was also the Chancellor of McPherson University, Ogun, Nigeria.

His Early Years

Dr Christopher Kolade was born in Erin-Oke, Osun State, Southwest Nigeria, in 1932. He was the son of an Anglican missionary and completed his secondary-school education at Government College, Ibadan, and proceeded to Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone for further studies.

Video : LIFE VALUES, HOBBIES & MORE with DR CHRISTOPHER KOLADE (PART 2); SITTING WITH THE ELDERS