The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc, Bababode Osunkoya, is dead.

According to a statement filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Thursday night, Osunkoya died after a brief illness on Tuesday.

The statement signed by the company secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, said that “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 Osunkoya’s successor subsequently.

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