After receiving an official confirmation of events, President Bola Tinubu has reacted “with shock and deep distress 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.”

This is according to Presidential Adviser Ajuri Ngelale in a statement issued this Sunday afternoon.

Wigwe, CON, was the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc and founder of both How Foundation and the Wigwe University.

President Tinubu mourns these exceptional Nigerian business leaders and describes their passing as “an overwhelming tragedy that is shocking beyond comprehension,” Ngelale said.

“The President condoles with the Wigwe and Ogunbanjo families, the business community, and all those impacted by this harrowing incident.

“President 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 agonizing moment.”