Former minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has mourned the tragic death of Herbert Wigwe.
In a tribute he addressed to the Chairman of Access Holdings Plc., owners of Access Bank, Dr. Dere Awosika, the two-time minister and former governor of Anambra State, described the death of Wigwe, who he termed as his youngest friend, as shocking and untimely.
“I am in grief. Herbert was very dear to me. He was my youngest friend who I fondly called ‘Herbie the tough.’ The memories of his last visit to my office while I served as minister, are still very fresh in my mind. I never had an inkling that he will leave us very soon.
“His death is a personal loss to me. The vacuum created by his death will be very difficult to fill in Access Holdings and Access Bank. The banking industry and financial sector lost a great gem. The Ikwere people of Rivers State have lost one of their financial princes and gurus of unquantifiable value. Indeed, he will be sorely missed in many quarters.”
Ngige commiserated with the Access Holdings Plc. and the Chairman, Dr. Awosika, and prayed that God grants them the fortitude to bear this heavy loss.
Finally, he prayed God to grant the soul of the departed eternal rest.