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By Henry Uche
The Nigerian Insurers Association is deeply saddened by the news of the passing away of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, who died alongside his wife and son, in an helicopter crash in the United States on Friday.
A former Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, also lost his life in the helicopter crash.
The association extends its deepest condolences to the bereaved families, and the entire Access Holdings Group during this period of grief. This was said in a statement signed by the Chairman, NIA, Olusegun Omosehin.
The NIA noted that late Wigwe was a successful banker, a great patriot, and an important voice in the financial sector, who made huge contributions to the development of Nigeria’s economy.
It said his passing away is truly a loss to the financial sector, and the country as a whole. NIA prayed that Almighty God will grant the entire families enough strength to bear the pain of the untimely deaths.
