Mr Wigwe, his wife, and their kid were among those killed in a helicopter crash near the Nevada-California border. Herbert Wigwe, the company’s founding Group CEO and former Group Managing Director of its main subsidiary Access Bank Plc, died on Sunday, according to the Access Holdings Plc Board of Directors. Mr Wigwe, his wife, and…
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Herbert Wigwe, co-founder of Access Bank and founder of Wigwe University, passed away in a helicopter crash in California, United States. Wigwe was also the Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, of Access Holdings, the parent company of Access Bank. He was allegedly aboard the helicopter with his wife, son, and three other passengers. According to…