South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has mourned the passing of the Group CEO of Access Holdings Plc, Dr Herbert Wigwe, whom he described as a “Continental Partner”.
Ramaphosa in a post on his X account on Monday @CyrilRamaphosa, said :
I am deeply saddened by the aviation tragedy that has claimed the lives of our continental partner and banking sector pioneer, Nigeria’s Herbert Wigwe, Group CEO of Access Bank, his wife and son and former Chair of the Nigerian Exchange Group Abimbola Ogunbanjo.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the affected families, including the relatives and friends of the helicopter crew who perished, as well as the Access Bank family around the globe, including South Africa. May all the departed souls rest in peace.
We value Access Bank South Africa’s support for our investment drive and we share in this terrible loss felt by the management and staff of a flagship African enterprise.”
The South African President illustrated the post with a picture of his and Wigwe together when he was alive.
