Chief malade okoya thomas biography of donald
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Grand Farewell For Asoju-oba Of Lagos, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas
When a great man dies, for years the light he leaves behind,
lights the paths of other men. Sir (Chief) Dr. Molade Okoya- Thomas has lived an
eventful life, he was a good father, a first-class role model, a philanthropist
extraordinaire and one of the most valuable assets of the Nigerian society. His
life is a story of service, sacrifice and success. His life gave true meaning
to the words of that song “it’s not the number of days that we live; it’s the
life we live and how much we give. It’s not the number of days that we live,
it’s the live we live and how much we care”. The pain of his death is lessened
by the knowledge that he impacted lives.
He was a blessing, a
builder, a binder of other people’s wounds, a sports enthusiast, a life-long supporter
of Arsenal Football Club and a keen Tennis buff and Sponsor. Death is a price we
all have to pay irrespective of our age. However, that of Chief Molade Okoya-
Thomas was a rude shock because despite his age, he was still his jovial,
bubbly self days before the sad incident.
It was so sudden that
some of his family members were hoping to wake up and find that it was a bad
dream. Indeed, many wished that the perfect gentleman who was a hard wo
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THE SECRET Unravel MY Ensue IN Trade IS Virtuousness – MOLADE OKOYA THOMAS
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Renowned industrialist, Okoya-Thomas, dies at 79
A LEADING industrialist and business mogul, and Chairman of CFAO Nigeria Limited, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas, is dead. He died Monday at the age of 79. Details as to what caused his death were yet to be made public.
Okoya-Thomas was born in Lagos on June 8, 1935 to the family of the late Hussam Okoya-Thomas (the first Baba Adinni of Furabay Mosque, Olowogbowo, Lagos and the first local staff of CFAO, who served the company for 52 years) and the late Alhaja Suwebat Okoya-Thomas (née Gbajabiamila, Otun Iya Adinni of Idita Mosque).
He had his elementary education at Princess School, Lagos, between 1942 and 1946. He subsequently proceeded to Baptist Academy for his high school education and left Baptist Academy in 1956 as the best graduating student, hence earning the honour of his name been listed on the school’s DUX BOARD (Honours Board).
Immediately after his education at Baptist Academy, he studied Accountancy at Balham and Tooting College of Commerce between 1956 and 1959 and a further training in Accountancy at Columbia University, New York, U. S. A. in 1981.
He returned to Nigeria the very year he completed his studies at Balham and Tooting College of Commerce 1