Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has revealed the last moments he spent with Herbert Wigwe before the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings died in a horror helicopter crash in California, US.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Wigwe died in the helicopter crash along with some members of his family, including his wife and son, and Mr Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc.
Keyamo revealed Wigwe was in his office earlier in the week and that the Access Holdings CEO actually left his office to fly out of the country.
“The reported tragic loss of my friend, brother and not-far-away neighbour in Lagos, Herbert Wigwe, the co-founder of Access Bank, the CEO of Access Holdings and the founder of Wigwe University, is very devastating.
“He was in my office earlier this week (where we took the pictures below) and actually left my office to fly out of the country and never came back. I am also shocked to learn his wife, son and other friends were involved in this tragedy.
“We were on the verge of announcing something big for the aviation sector, the reason he actually came to the office with his entire team, both from Access and Wigwe University.
“This is surreal and I am lost for words. May Almighty God comfort his aged parents and siblings (who were also my neighbours in Lagos for many years as a very young lawyer in Anthony Village), his immediate family members, his staff, friends across Nigeria and dependents,” Keyamo stated.
TNG reports Wigwe died in the helicopter crash that occurred on Friday around 10 p.m. local time near Nipton, California.
However, the FAA has not made available the official list of the passengers involved in the accident as at the time of filing this report.
It was gathered as per Semafor report that Wigwe was on his way to Sin City to attend Superbowl LVIII.
Investigators were seen scouring the crash site early Saturday morning, before confirming that ‘no survivors have been located.’
Meanwhile, Access Holdings was yet to make an official statement on Wigwe’s death as of the time of filing this report.
