Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday described the late Group Chief Govt, Entry Company, Herbert Wigwe, as ‘a miracle capturing his exploits, achievements and conquests’.
Mr Shettima stated this in the course of the evening of tribute for Mr Wigwe, held at Eko Resorts and Suites in Lagos, the place he conveyed the condolences of the presidency.
Mr Shettima, in a poetic rendition, captured the qualities of the deceased as a banker, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
“Herbert left us in winter, far-off from dwelling. Herbert left us earlier than the season of bloom.
“Spring was simply to reach at his final location, the USA, when the Lord referred to as for him however spring will not be the image of Hebert’s bloom, his journey was outlined by peculiar seasons.
“He bloomed lengthy earlier than his co-travellers, so this spring for us isn’t the spring of festive flowers, it’s the season of wreaths.
“This spring for us isn’t the season of tears, it’s a celebration of Herbert’s flight to a peak that only some of God’s chosen ones have attained.
“I really feel privileged to be right here as we speak to share within the reminiscences of Hebert and the pillars of his hope that left with him.
“Solely 15 days separated Herbert’s beginning from mine.
“He’s a good friend, a brother, a up to date, I really feel honoured to partake in celebrating the divine miracle that was Herbert’s life,” Mr Shettima stated.
The vice chairman praised the exploits of late Wigwe and Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, the previous group managing director of Entry Financial institution, for transformations introduced into the banking business.
He described Mr Wigwe who was his former colleague within the banking sector as a visionary chief.
“He was a sanctuary of inspiration for his mates, a supply of solace for his household, a nourishing hope for his group, an emblem of satisfaction for Nigeria and a beacon of hope for Africa,” he stated.
Mr Shettima defined Mr Wigwe’s excellence in all areas the place he had alternative to utilise his abilities to make transgenerational impacts of success tales.
He stated that Wigwe conquered all that was alleged to be conquered, all captured inside his impactful lifetime of a unprecedented service and management.
He mourned Mr Wigwe; his spouse, Doreen; their son, Chizi; and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, former chairman, Nigerian Alternate Group and their different associates within the helicopter crash.
“The journey of our departed brothers and sisters might have resulted in a distant land however their spirits linger within the hearts of everybody right here and past.
“Immediately, we honour not simply the souls that boarded that fateful helicopter however the indomitable dreamers and builders that soar to heights reserved for the chosen few,” he stated.
He counseled the institution of Wigwe College, birthed to boost a technology of daring Nigerians and Africans who will change the world.
“On behalf of my principal, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Entry household, the banking world, the Nigerian nation, please settle for our most heartfelt condolences, might his soul relaxation in everlasting peace, Amen. Thanks,” he stated.
NAN