Why Olushola Faleye, Wigwe's PA was not on board crashed helicopter, by family, dismisses media report

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The family of lucky Sola Faleye, who was the Personal Assistant to the late Herbert Wigwe, the former CEO of Access Bank Holdings who died in the crashed helicopter in United States, has dismissed as untrue reports in the media that he disobeyed his boss by not flying with him.

Wigwe died in the United States on Sunday along with his wife and son as well as former Nigerian Stock Exchange President, Ogunbanjo, and two others.

However, the family of Sola Faleye stated that contrary to media reports, their son did not disobey his boss by not travelling with him and the family on board the ill-fated helicopter.

They said Sola Faleye “had a close contact with dead but God saved him, we thank God.

According to the family, “We want to use this medium to let everyone knows the truth which was contrary to what the media reported.

“Sola never disobeyed his boss, he never rejected to travel with the chopper, he never complained about the weather, he never offered to use another means to travel. His name was on the chopper’s manifest, meaning he was to go with the chopper.

“However, they had alot of luggage packed in a van which was to be used at their final destinations; bags and baggages (that) could not fit into the chopper, they resorted to the driver of the van to drive 5hours with the van to Nevada their last destinations.

“At this point, Sola offered to ride with the van to be able to watch over the driver and their luggages and the boss consented to the request. That was how it was before we had the unfortunate incident. God please console the family of the lost.”