It was gathered by Hobnob News reports that the 14th Emir of Kano, HRH Muhammad Sanusi, has revealed how the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Dr Herbert Wigwe, came to his rescue with the private jet that evacuated him and also provided accommodation for him in Lagos.
HRH Sanusi who broke out in tears at least three times while paying tribute to the late Wigwe at a night of tributes in Lagos on Wednesday said that because he was thought he would die before him that he entrusted the education of his children to him.
He said “On the day I heard on the radio that I was dethroned, the night before it happened, I called and said I wanted to come to Lagos. The announcement was made at about 9 am, and by noon, Herbert had a plane at the tarmac in Kano. I put my family on that plane, no message, no phone call, I put them on that plane. Herbert received them, put them in a hotel, and later got them accommodation for months.”
“When I came we stayed there. Some people believe I own access bank and Aig and Herbert are fronting for me. They gave me the cars and the drivers, they gave me security and a private jet and they ask for nothing and they don’t talk about it. I have lived in Lagos for four years, the house my family lives in was provided by Herbert,” he said.
“When I heard of his death, I said ‘In the coming weeks and months, people will get to know Herbert the human being’. They know him as a banker, as a businessman, they don’t know him as a human being. He was always about others, not about himself. You can’t imagine how one human being could have been so many things to so many people.”
HRH Sanusi also talked about how he entrusted his life savings to Wigwe.
“About two years ago, I put all my savings into a Trust for the education of my children, I have many and my priority as a father is to make sure that when I pass away, they will have a good education.
“I told Herbert, ‘I am placing you in charge of this Trust for the education of my children because I know that even if I die and do not leave any money, you will educate my children.
“I thought I would die before Herbert”, he revealed.
He added that because of the kind of gestures Wigwe gave him, many thought that he, Sanusi, owned Access Bank.
“On the day before this happened, I was on a chat group when somebody made a few remarks about Herbert that I found offensive and I defended Herbert. I made my point very clear that this was unacceptable.
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