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Having received official confirmation, President Bola Tinubu has expressed shock and deep distress over the news of the passing of Mr. Herbert Wigwe, top banker and entrepreneur, and Mr. Abimbola Ogunbanjo, OFR, former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, along with members of the Wigwe family.
Mr. Herbert Wigwe, CON, was the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc and founder of the How Foundation.
President Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, mourned the exceptional Nigerian business leaders.
He described their passing as "an overwhelming tragedy that is shocking beyond comprehension."
The President condoled with the Wigwe and Ogunbanjo families, the business community, and all those impacted by the harrowing incident.
The President prayed 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 agonizing moment.