The shocking exit of one of the most illustrious players of the Nigerian banking sector, Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe, along with six others, is tragic in all sense.
The immediate family, friends, associates, and multitude of well-wishers of the departed, at home and abroad, can take solace in his short but purposeful life. To the late Wigwe belongs the high-water mark of the modern banking revolution in Nigeria, Africa and beyond.
Wigwe was a phenomenon in the Nigerian banking industry. In truth, his exploits were often controversial, but he made good and lasting impressions. In banking, he was a goal-getter and a warrior of uncommon prowess. He became prominent in the heydays of mergers and acquisitions of banks. In 2002, the two-of-a-kind mavericks from the corridors of GTB acquired Access Bank – a 1988 product of recurring rebirths in the banking industry. Together, they nurtured the bank with Wigwe as the deputy to Aig-Imoukhuede. Not done, they acquired the Intercontinental Bank, in a never-to-end controversial case of an alleged small fry capturing a whale! In 2014, it was the turn of Wigwe to lead the bank. Records have it that from N1.
At the ‘Dr. Herbert Wigwe Celebrating Profession Excellence,’ event which took place in Lagos on Monday, most of those who spoke about their interactions with Late Wigwe described him as a fearless and courageous man. This is even as both the Lagos state government and the Dangote group of Companies promised to immortalise him.
Herbert Wigwe lived a remarkable and impactful life. He was not designed for perfection, but he was great. His footprints in the financial sector and the things he completed are great. Even greater is the mass of unfinished businesses he left behind. He would be greatly missed. Fare thee well, Wigwe and his co-travellers on that February 9 journey of no return.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities.
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