The Board of Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Abubakar Aribidesi Jimoh as the chairman of the Board of Directors.
The appointment follows the demise of Mr. Bababode Osunkoya, the former chairman of the Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc
This was contained in the Group’s notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited obtained by Nairamttrics.
According to the statement signed by Sunday Ekeochi, the Company Secretary, the group said:
- “We refer to our notification dated November 23, 2023, informing the Nigerian Exchange Limited of the demise of Mr. Bababode Osunkoya, the former chairman of the Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc on November 21, 2023, after a brief illness.
- Further to the above, we hereby notify the NGX and the investing public that the Board at its meeting held on December 19, 2023, unanimously approved the appointment of Mr. Abubakar Aribidesi Jimoh as the Chairman of the Board of Directors to replace Mr. Osunkoya”.
Independent Non-Executive Director
The board noted that Mr. Jimoh was an independent Non-Executive Director who before this appointment was the Chairman of the Board of Audit Committee and Board Finance and Investment Committee.
What you should know
The Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc recently announced the death of its Chairman, Bababode Osunkoya.
This disclosure was contained in a statement signed by the Company Secretary of Access Holdings Plc, Sunday Ekwochi, on Thursday night, November 23, 2023, and filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX).
Ekwochi in the statement said that Osunkoya died on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, after a brief illness, adding that the board of the financial institution will subsequently announce his successor.
What Access Holdings said:
Ekwochi had in the statement said that Access Holdings now has a 9-member board of directors comprising 6 non-executive directors and 3 executive directors following the death of the Chairman.
The statement reads,
- ‘’On behalf of the Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc 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.
- “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.
- ‘’We will notify the investing public subsequently of the board’s choice of his successor.’’
