On Wednesday, family, friends, business associates and workers, converged at the Eko Hotel in Lagos, for a night of tribute to the late former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe.
There, crowd of dignitaries paid their tributes to the late banker and philanthropist.
The caliber of people that turned up for that event is a testament to what Wigwe represented in the banking world and in Nigeria as a whole.
The event was filled with a palpable sense of loss and sorrow, as mourners joined family and friends to bid farewell to a visionary leader who had left an indelible mark on the corporate world.
Dignitaries In Attendance
Among the respected dignitaries who were in attendance were:
Vice President Kashim Shettima
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and the Chairman of Coronation Group, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede.
Others at the event included:
Chairman/CEO Of Berkeley Group Plc, Henry Imasekha
Group Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, Segun Agbaje
Former Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, among others.
Wigwe’s Death
Late Wigwe died in a helicopter crash in California, near the Nevada border, in the United States of America.
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That day, the cold hands of death also snatched his wife, Doreen, son, Chizzy and the former Managing Director of Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo.
