{"id":89307,"date":"2024-02-11T14:12:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T13:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metronews.ng\/?p=89307"},"modified":"2024-02-11T14:20:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T13:20:36","slug":"tinubu-describes-wigwes-death-as-shocking-beyond-comprehension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metronews.ng\/tinubu-describes-wigwes-death-as-shocking-beyond-comprehension\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Describes Wigwe\u2019s Death As Shocking Beyond Comprehension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This came after the official confirmation of a helicopter crash that killed the top banker, former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc., Mr. Abimbola Ogunbanjo, along with members of the Wigwe family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBola Tinubu receives the news with shock and deep distress\u2026 and mourns these exceptional Nigerian business leaders,\u201d a statement on Sunday by the President\u2019s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement is titled, \u2018President Tinubu mourns CEO of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo and family members.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wigwe died in a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border, United States of America, on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, Access Holdings Plc confirmed the accident and those killed in the helicopter accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A statement signed by the Group Company Secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, read, \u201cIt is with deep sadness that the Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc (\u2018the Company\u2019) announces the passing of Dr. Herbert Wigwe, CFR, the Company\u2019s founding Group Chief Executive Officer and former Group Managing Director of its flagship subsidiary Access Bank Plc (\u2018the Bank\u2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDr. Wigwe died alongside his wife and son on Friday, February 9, 2024 in a helicopter accident in the United States of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe entire Access family mourns the loss of Herbert, Doreen, and Chizi. We extend our deep and sincere sympathies to his family and loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

United States authorities said preliminary reports suggest that a wintry weather condition contributed to the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The President condoled with the Wigwe and Ogunbanjo families, the business community, and all those impacted by this harrowing incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPresident Tinubu prays for the peaceful repose of the departed and asks God Almighty to comfort the multitude of Nigerians who are grieving and the families of the deceased at this deeply agonising moment,\u201d said Ngelale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Bola Tinubu has described the death of the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, as \u201can overwhelming tragedy that is shocking beyond comprehension.\u201d This came after the official confirmation of a helicopter crash that killed the top banker, former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc., Mr. Abimbola Ogunbanjo, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":89308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,44],"tags":[2500,5356],"class_list":["post-89307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","tag-tinubu","tag-wigwe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metronews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metronews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metronews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metronews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metronews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89307"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.metronews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89311,"href":"https:\/\/www.metronews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89307\/revisions\/89311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metronews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metronews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metronews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metronews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}