Buhari had so much confidence in Christopher Kolade — Femi Adesina

Mr Femi Adesina, erstwhile Spokesperson to precocious President President Muhammadu Buhari, connected Friday expressed sadness implicit the decease of Dr Christopher Kolade, saying the precocious diplomat served Nigeria diligently.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kolade, a erstwhile broadcaster, firm person and Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, died connected Wednesday astatine the property of 92.

Reacting, Adesina, a erstwhile Special Adviser to Buhari connected Media and Publicity, told NAN that Kolade was a antheral of his words.

He said his precocious brag had truthful overmuch respect for Kolade.

Adesina said: “We person mislaid a large man. we person mislaid a antheral of estimation erstwhile it comes to integrity, conscience, accountability and reliability.

“Dr Christopher Kolade was a antheral you could beryllium on. He was idiosyncratic whose words you could basal by.

“I met him a fewer times, and my boss, the precocious President Muhammadu Buhari, had truthful overmuch assurance successful him.

“A fig of times I heard him (Buhari) speech astir Dr Christopher Kolade and helium ever said precise bully things astir him.”

NAN reports that Kolade worked arsenic a broadcaster and aboriginal became Director- General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC).

He besides served arsenic Chief Executive and Chairman of Cadbury Nigeria Plc.
(NAN)

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