President Tinubu has prayed for the peaceful repose of the souls of the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe; former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, Mr. Abimbola Ogunbanjo; and two members of the Wigwe family who died in a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border, United States of America on Friday evening.
Also in the ill-fated flight were the wife and a son of Wigwe, the founder of the How Foundation.
In a statement on Sunday, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President received the news with “shock and deep distress”.
Describing Wigwe and Ogunbanjo as “exceptional Nigerian business leaders”, President Tinubu said that the passing of the four Nigerians on the flight is “an overwhelming tragedy that is shocking beyond comprehension”.
He condoled with the Wigwe and Ogunbanjo families, the business community, and all “those impacted by this harrowing incident.
“President Tinubu prays for the peaceful repose of the departed and asks God Almighty to comfort the multitude of Nigerians who are grieving and the families of the deceased at this deeply agonizing moment”.
