Herbert Wigwe: Obaseki Shocked, Mourns A Colossus

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has expressed his shock over the death of the Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Holdings, Dr Herbert Wigwe in a helicopter crash in the United States.

In a statement personally endorsed by the governor, he also mourned the death of Wigwe’s wife, son and the erstwhile chairman of NGX, Bunmi Ogunbanjo all of whom died in the helicopter crash.

Obaseki in the statement said:

“The news of the passing of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Bank Holdings, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, who died in a helicopter crash in the United States of America has left me extremely shocked and devastated.

“We also unfortunately lost Wigwe’s wife and son as well as the former group chairman of Nigeria Stock Exchange, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, in the crash.

“The tragic incident is painful and heart wrenching and we pray for God’s abiding comfort in this profoundly difficult time.

Noting the influence of the late banker in the country’s financial sector, Obaseki said:

“Wigwe was a colossus in Nigeria’s financial sector, leading Access Bank to become an international brand that placed Nigeria on the global map of first class financial services.

“I commiserate with the Wigwe family, the Ogunbanjo family, Access Bank Holding, the Nigeria Stock Exchange, friends and associates and pray that God will grant all the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss,” Obaseki said.

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