George Etomi, the principal managing partner at George Etomi and Partners, has disclosed that initially, he received information about Herbert Wigwe, former Access Bank CEO, being involved in a tragic helicopter accident that claimed his life....CONTINUE READING
He said however, about 30 minutes later, he received a call informing him that Bimbo Ogunbanjo, former group chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, was also on the ill-fated flight.
In a video shared on YouTube by Channels TV, Etomi recounted his recent interaction with Ogunbanjo, having spoken to him just a week before the accident.
He said Ogunbanjo had sent apologies for not attending the funeral of his (Etomi) brother and he also mentioned his travel plans.
In Etomi’s words: “Initially it was just Wigwe that was mentioned, 30 minutes later, a very close friend of mine called me to say Bimbo was on the flight. I said how could that be?
Because I had spoken to Bimbo just a week before, I was in Port Harcourt for the funeral of my younger brother and he had sent apologies for his inability to be there.
He did say he was traveling and that when he came back, he would come to see me. I had no inkling that he was going to the US so hearing it in this manner was just a rude shock…CONTINUE READING>>
