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In response to Wigwe's passing, investors cause Access Holdings to drop 6.26%

Prior to his passing last week, Wigwe had a significant impact on Access Holdings and the Nigerian economy.The share price of Access Holdings decreased on Monday as a result of reactions from investors on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) stock market following the passing of Dr. Herbert Wigwe, Group Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO).According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), a helicopter crash in Southern California, United States, on Friday claimed the lives of Wigwe, his wife, son, and former NGX Group chairman Abimbola Ogunbanjo.To be more precise, Access Holdings' stock dropped 6.26% from its opening price of ?24.75 per share to close at ?23.20. Nonetheless, the company topped the volume activity list with 24.90 million shares exchanged for ?575.10 million.