- By Halimah Olamide
Former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has revealed his last discussion with the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe over his newly established university.
Osinbajo, who was making his first comment after the death of Wigwe said typical of the late banking guru, he had laudable dreams for the universsity as well as how the institution would benefit the host community and provide education scholarships for indigent students.
NPO Reports that Wigwe died in a helicopter crash in Nevada, the United States with his wife and first son.
Also in the ill-fated helicopter was the former CEO of Nigerian Exchange Group, Mr. Bimbo Ogunbanjo.
“Herbert and I spent the afternoon together in our home on Thursday, February 1st. He shared the Wigwe University Vision, collaborations with Ivy League universities, immediate research objectives, the scholarship scheme for bright students unable to pay fees, and how the infrastructure around the University—especially the roads and power plant—would benefit the entire community,” Osinbajo wrote in his tweet on Ssaturday.
He recalled that the late banker also discussed various initiatives for giving young people across the country opportunities to excel, particularly in sustainability and climate action ideas.
“In Herbert’s typical style—thoughtful, progressive, compassionate—he quietly did great things. He was a profoundly deep individual who understood that service to man is service to God.
“As is the way of mortals, he leaves much undone, but the seed that keeps the forests growing has been planted. All his legacies will grow, and his dreams will become reality,” Osinbajo wrote