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Helicopter crash: Dangote, Abiodun, others pay condolence visit to Wigwe’s parents

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Helicopter crash: Dangote, Abiodun, others pay condolence visit to Wigwe’s parents

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President/Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote and Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, alongside other associates, on Monday, paid a condolence visit to the parents of the late CEO, Access Holdings Plc., Herbert Wigwe.

Governor Abiodun disclosed this in a post on his Facebook account on Monday.

Last Friday night Wigwe, his wife, Doreen; son, Chizi; and a former Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, were killed in an helicopter crash which occurred near a border town between California and Nevada in the United States.

The Ogun State Governor wrote, “In the company of Dr. Aliko Dangote and a group of close friends and associates, we gathered to express our heartfelt condolences to Pastor Shyngle Wigwe and his wife, Mrs. Stella Wigwe.

“These sorrowful parents have suffered the loss of their beloved sons, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, Mrs. Chizoba, and his son Chizi, in a tragic helicopter accident.

“During this solemn visit, we fervently beseeched God to grant eternal peace to the departed souls and bring solace to the grieving families they have left behind.”

Others who joined in the condolence visit include political economist, Prof Pat Utomi; the Chairman of Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede; and the Founder of Stanbic IBTC and Anap Foundation, Atedo Peterside, among others.