It was the end of an era as the late Dr. Herbert Wigwe, co-founder and Chief Executive of Access Bank Group, his wife, Chizoba, and 29-year-old son, Chizzy, were laid to rest in a private cemetery in the sprawling private home he built inside the premises of the Wigwe University in Isiokpo, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Recall that the deceased persons were on board the ill-fated helicopter that crashed between the boundaries of Nevada and California in the United States (US) after 11-hour flight from London on February 9, 2024.
In his tribute to the departed business mogul, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who attended the funeral ceremony at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Lion of Judah Parish, Isiokpo, described Wigwe as a great mentor who positively impacted the younger generations to greatness.
Akpabio said the late Access Bank boss had left behind indelible legacies that would be difficult to equate in the education and financial sectors respectively and enjoined all to imbibe the positive virtues of the late billionaire
During the funeral for the late Herbert Wigwe, former CEO of Access Bank, his wife, Chizoba, and son, Chizi, Senate President Godswill Akpabio stated that people would cry when they see the Wigwe University, his house, and his business empire left behind.
In a video shared on YouTube by TVC, Akpabio emphasized the emotional impact on those who knew the family. He also said people would cry when remembering the lives touched by their generosity.
In Akpabio’s words: “When you look at Wigwe University you will cry, when you pass through his house you will cry, when you pass through any Access Bank branch whether the one in Dubai or Kenya you will cry.
When you come across children they touched, those that they sent to school, and the lives he touched when they are talking about him and the lives he touched you will cry. When you even remember the fact that his heir Chizi was already an iconic figure, a talented young man highly educated in the best university, prepared to take over the empire from his father, and yet he is no more, you will cry”.
Watch the video from 7:18
