To be Akintola William’s Presence as Trainee Was Like Achieving Greatness – Ex-Minister

By Halimah Olamide
Tributes have started pouring in for the father of the Accountancy profession in Nigeria, Akintola Williams, who died on Monday.
Former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, stated this on Monday shortly after news broke that Williams had passed on at the age of 104.
Revealing she was a trainee at the Akintola Williams Deloitte firm, the former minister said the late Williams had a lot of impacts on the lives of many.
“It’s goodbye at last. What a historically impactful life!” she wrote in a tweet obtained by this publication.
She stated further, “Praise God for the legend that was the doyen of the accountancy profession in Africa, Pa Akintola Williams. He had only some weeks ago celebrated his 104th birthday and has now passed on to the great beyond.
“As young trainees in our days at Deloitte & Touché Akintola Williams, to be in his presence felt like one had already attained Greatness. #Unforgettable impact on our lives then and after.
May God comfort children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and wider families as well as the Alum of the great Accountancy practice he founded.”
NPO Reported earlier the death of Williams who was instrumental to for the formation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria