The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, described the passing of Access Holdings Group Managing Director, Herbert Wigwe, as a profound loss to the state.

He noted that Wigwe had been a steadfast supporter of his administration’s development initiatives since its inception in 2019.

Sanwo-Olu made this known during the First Year Memorial Service in honour of Wigwe, his wife Doreen, and son, Chizi, organised by Access Holdings at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The memorial service was attended by the late Wigwe’s family, friends, colleagues, and loved ones, as well as President Emmanuel Macron of France; former President Olusegun Obasanjo; Governors Sanwo-Olu and his Ogun State counterpart, Prince Dapo Abiodun; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun; Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II; present and former public office holders; captains of industries; renowned bankers; and business tycoons.

A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, made available to PUNCH Online on Monday, noted that the state has felt Wigwe’s absence very strongly, since his passing in the last year.

The statement quoted Sanwo-Olu to have said that there are projects that would have been delivered faster if Wigwe, was alive, noting that “Across the states there are projects with Herbert Wigwe’s footprint.”

Herbert, Doreen and Chizi lost their lives alongside the former Chairman of the Nigeria Exchange Group (NGX), Bimbo Ogunbanjo, in a helicopter crash in the Mojave Desert near the California-Nevada border in the United States on February 9, 2024. https://punchng.com/breaking-access-bank-ceo-herbert-wigwe-dies-in-helicopter-crash/

In his remarks, Sanwo-Olu described the late Wigwe as a believer in the works of his government.