Herbert Wigwe: Ex Kano Emir, Sanusi Weeps as He Pays Tribute to Late Access Bank Boss, Video Emerges
- Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, broke down in tears while paying tribute to the late Herbert Wigwe and his family
- Sanusi spoke on Wednesday, March 6, in Lagos state during the funeral service for Wigwe
- Legit.ng recalls that Wigwe was among six people who died on February 9, 2024, after a helicopter in which they were travelling crashed near Nipton, California, USA
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Victoria Island, Lagos state - Muhammadu Sanusi II, a former emir of Kano, on Wednesday night, March 6, wept while paying an emotional tribute to Herbert Wigwe, the late group managing director (GMD) and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Access Bank Plc.
Wigwe was among six people who died on February 9, 2024, after a helicopter in which they were travelling crashed near Nipton, California, USA.
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Addressing a crowd of mourners in Lagos during the funeral service of the late banker, Sanusi said:
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Many of you would probably remember 2021, August, in the same hall, a big ceremony, celebrating my 60th birthday and launching my book, it was organised and paid for by Herbert.
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He continued:
Everyone who knew Herbert knew not one compliment paid to Herbert was untrue.
One the day he died, I had a big ceremony in Abuja, I had no idea what was happening. I came to the airport, waiting for a plane, and I got a call from Bola Adesola who said, 'Lamido, you haven't heard, you haven't hear about Herbert?' And I said, what? And she said this was what she was hearing.
Sanusi said around 2022, he put all his savings into a trust and entrusted Wigwe with it for the education of his (Sanusi's) children.
His words:
I told Herbert, 'I am placing you in charge of this trust for the education of my children because I know that even if I die, I did not leave any money, you would educate my children'. I was thinking I would die and leave Herbert.
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Wigwe built cemetery for himself
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Wigwe built a private tomb for himself before his death.
The tomb is located within the massive expanse of his newly established Wigwe International University in Isiokpo, Rivers state.
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