Tinubu expresses profound grief 24 hours after tragic news, raising questions on the delay
President Bola Tinubu has finally voiced his shock and grief at the unexpected passing of well-known banker and businessman. Mr. Herbert Wigwe and the former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc Mr. Abimbola Ogunbanjo, OFR. News of the President’s condolence message comes after an unexpected 24-hour delay in official confirmation.
Mr. Herbert Wigwe, CON, served as the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc and was the founder of the How Foundation.
Evidently touched by the unanticipated development, President Tinubu expressed his sorrow over the passing of these remarkable Nigerian businessmen, calling it “an overwhelming tragedy that is shocking beyond comprehension,” according to a statement released by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.
The mourning families of Wigwe and Ogunbanjo, the larger business community, and everyone else greatly impacted by this terrifying event have all received the President’s sincere sympathies. President Tinubu expresses his solidarity with the families dealing with this unexpected and distressing truth, notwithstanding the atypical postponement of the official declaration..
In addition to pleading with God Almighty to console the many Nigerians in grief and the bereaved families during this incredibly painful time, President Tinubu offered prayers for the deceased people’s peaceful resting place.
Many have been left thinking about the frailty of life and the unpredictable nature of fate as a result of this unexpected and depressing event and the delayed acknowledgment.
President Tinubu’s words of consolation connect with a populace that is grieving and looking for answers among the strange circumstances surrounding this awful loss, as the country struggles with this peculiar scenario.
