The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc, Bababode Osunkoya, is dead, Starlitenews reports.
According to a statement filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Thursday night, November 23, 2023, Bababode Osunkoya died after a brief illness on Tuesday, November 21, 2023.
The statement signed by the company secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, said that:
“On behalf of the Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc (‘the Company’) and with a deep sense of loss, we write to notify the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the investing public of the death of Mr. Bababode Osunkoya on November 21, 2023 after a brief illness,” he said.
“Consequent upon the tragic event, the company now has a nine-member board comprising of six non-executive directors (two of whom are independent) and three executive directors, inclusive of the group chief executive officer.”
The financial institution revealed that the board will announce Bababode Osunkoya’s successor subsequently.