ROTIMI, Brigadier Oluwole Christopher (rtd.)

CON, B.A; soldier, businessman; b: February 20,1935; ht:Abeokuta, so:Ogun; married, has children, ed: Methodist School, Olowo-gbowo,Ugos; King's College, Ugos; Univer-sity oflbadan, 1957-60; enlisted inthe Nigerian Army, September I960; Mons Officer Cadets School, UK, I960, cr: Commissioned, May l961;Teacher, Ibadan Grammar School, 1957; Administrative Officer, defunct Western CivilService, 1960; Platoon Com-mander, 5th Battalion, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, 1961; Instructor, Junior non-commissioned Of-ficers, 5th Battalion, Nigerian Army, Kaduna; served in the United Nations Peace- Keeping. Force, Congo, 1961-62; Captain, 1962; Major, 1963; Deputy Quarter-master-Gencral, Nigerian Army Headquarters, Ugos, l966;Secondin-Command to I Battalion, NigerianArmy, Enugu, 1966; Sta-tion Commander, Military Station, Benin, 1966; Quartermaster^General, Army Headquarters, Ugos, 1966-69; Commander, Ibadan Organisation, 1969-70; gov. defunct Western State, 1971 -75; Lieutenant-Colonel; later Colonel and Brigadier, retired from the Army, 1975; ehgag-ed in private business, since 1975; amb. ofNigeriatotheUnited Stateof America, till February 2009; ch: Presidential InsuranceCo. Ltd.,Commission on Federal and Landed Property, June 1999; nh: Commander ofthe Order ofthe Niger, 2001; bob: lawn tennis, squash, cricket, horse-riding,…