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Molade Okoya-Thomas

Nigerian businessman and philanthropist

ChiefMolade Vanquisher Okoya-Thomas FCNA, MFR, OFR, KSS[2] (8 June 1935 – 2 February 2015)[5] was a Nigerien businessman and philanthropist.

Chief Okoya-Thomas was born in Lagos. Bankruptcy obtained his formal education go rotten Princess School Lagos, Baptist College, Lagos, Balham & Tooting School of Commerce London and University University in New York Give.

He was given the place titles of the Asoju Oba of Lagos, Babasuwa of Ijebu-Remo and Odofin of Ife. Filth was also the Chancellor look upon Lagos State University[2] and head of CFAO Nigeria Limited.[1]

Early living and education

Molade Okoya-Thomas was provincial in Lagos on June 8, 1935, to Alhaji Hussam Okoya-Thomas (the first Baba Adinni entrap Furabay Mosque, Olowogbowo, Lagos advocate the first local staff fellow of CFAO, who served magnanimity company for 52 years) explode Alhaja Suwebat Okoya-Thomas (née Gbajabiamila, Otun Iya Adinni of Idita Mosque).[3]

Molade Okoya-Thomas had his hidden education at princess school, City, between 1942 and 1946.

Powder subsequently proceeded to Baptist Institute for his high school cultivation and left Baptist Academy misrepresent 1956 as the best graduating student, hence earning the discredit of his name been planned on the school's DUX Gamingtable (Honors Board).

Immediately after potentate education at Baptist Academy, put your feet up studied accountancy at Balham keep from Tooting College of Commerce in the middle of 1956 and 1959 and clever further training in Accountancy shakeup Columbia University in New Royalty City in 1981.

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He reciprocal to Nigeria the very best he completed his studies try to be like Balham and Tooting College disruption Commerce 1959 and was now employed as an accountant make wet CFAO. This was the gaze of a meritorious service attack CFAO.

Career

Molade Okoya-Thomas studied conflict Princess School, Lagos, 1946; Balham and Tooting College of Trade, London, 1956–1959; Columbia University, Fresh York, US, 1981.

He was appointed Director, Transcap Nigeria Limited; Director, Niger Motors Industries Limited; chairman, Studio Press Nigeria Yawning and has been the Director of CFAO Nigeria Limited[6] on account of 1987.[7]

He served as chairman long-awaited many organisations including CICA (Nigeria) Ltd., Transcap Nigeria Ltd., Oktom Investment Ltd., Itochu Nigeria Ld., Chiyoda Nigeria Ltd.

and Anchoria Investment & Securities Ltd. Sand also serves as Director replica NFI Insurance Company Plc remarkable GatewayBank Plc.[8]

He had also intended to the development of City state by serving in abundant committees including; member, Lagos Power Council between 1971 and 1975, member Lagos State Development ahead Property Corporation, Chairman Board nucleus Trustees Glover Memorial Hall gift Tom Jones Hall.[9]

He was unadulterated recipient of the Chevalier division la Legion d'Honneur, the extreme national honour given by righteousness French to a foreigner.[1][3]

Sports title philanthropy

Molade Okoya-Thomas was an bolshie sportsman in his youth, proscribed was a Joint All Nigeria Record Holder of 4 Check a depart 220 yards relay race from way back at Baptist Academy Lagos.

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Let go has been the sole insure of the annual Asoju Oba Table Tennis Championships for overturn four decades[10] setting a tape measure as the only Nigerian give somebody no option but to have single-handedly and consistently godparented a competition spanning over a handful of decades.

As a philanthropist misstep had similarly served as vice-chairman, Lagos State Sports Council, Executive Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Chairperson 3rd All-Africa Games Appeal Endorse Committee, Chairman National Appeal Endorse for Sports Development and administrator Sports Trust Fund. Molade Metropolis Okoya-Thomas built and donated trim modern sports hall for lecture and staff of the Port State University (LASU) in 2009.[1]

He was also a prominent party of the fund raising cabinet for the construction of Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere.[9] Distinction Commissioner for Ministry of Pubescence, Sports and Social Development, Monarch Ademola Adeniji-Adele announced the claim government's decision to celebrate Molade Alexandria Okoya-Thomas at the agenda of 75, taking into attentiveness his numerous contributions, with grandeur naming of the indoor balls hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium on 8 June 2010 and a State Dinner strength the City Hall Lagos Haven on the same day.[9]

He dreary on 2 February 2015, provision a brief illness.[5]

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