Access Holdings Chairman, Bababode Osunkoya Confirmed Dead

Bababode Osunkoya, the Chairman of Access Holdings Plc has been confirmed dead.

His death was announced by the Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc., through a statement by the Company’s Secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, on the evening of November 23, 2023.

It was revealed that Osunkoya succumbed to a brief illness on Tuesday, November 21, 2023.

Ekwochi further disclosed that the financial institution’s board would soon unveil who Osunkoya’s successor would be.

Following this unfortunate event, the company now has a nine-member board, which includes six non-executive directors (two of whom are independent) and three executive directors, including the group CEO, according to a statement signed by Company Secretary Sunday Ekwochi.

During Osunkoya’s tenure as chairman of the board, the bank saw significant profit growth, with key performance indicators on the rise.

Osunkoya served on the boards of Richardson Oil & Gas Limited, Haggai Mortgage Bank Limited, Freedom Foundation (Nigeria), and Guiding Light Assembly in addition to Access Holdings Plc.