The Chairman of Access Holdings board of director, Bababode Osunkoya, is dead.
The conglomerate announced his demise in a disclosure, signed by the Company’s Secretary, Sunday Ekwochi on Thursday night.
According to the statement, Osunkoya died on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, after a brief illness.
The statement 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.”
In his lifetime, Osuntokun was a board member of other top firms such as Richardson Oil & Gas Limited, Haggai Mortgage Bank Limited, Freedom Foundation (Nigeria) and Guiding Light Assembly.
He was also an Associate Member at Institute of Directors and Senior Partner at Abax-Oosa Professionals.
Osunkoya held the position of Partner at Bababode Osunkoya & Co., Manager at Abacus Merchant Bank and Assistant Audit Manager at HLB Z. O. Ososanya & Co.
Until his demise, Osunkoya served as a Senior Partner at the chartered accounting firm of Abax-OOSA Professionals.
He had over 20 years post-qualification experience in banking, audit, accountancy, taxation, business and financial advisory.
He graduated from the University of Lagos and is one of the first Certified Forensic Auditors of the Chartered Institute of Accountants of Nigeria.
Meanwhile, the company said in the statement that Osuntokun’s successor will be announced soon.
