Tochi Wigwe, the eldest surviving daughter of late former Access Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe, has held her traditional wedding ceremony with her partner, Wilson Aikhomu, in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The private ceremony, attended by family members and close friends, featured traditional marriage rites, including the payment of the bride price, signing of family documents and the formal handing over of the bride to her husband’s family.
Videos and photographs from the event emerged on social media on Thursday, drawing congratulatory messages and goodwill wishes from friends, family members and well-wishers.
Tochi, an alumna of New York University and Imperial College London, where she obtained a master’s degree, previously worked as an analyst at Access Bank and interned at Coronation Merchant Bank.
She currently serves as a director at the HOW Foundation, established in honour of her late father.
Her husband, Aikhomu, is a Lagos-based investment professional and the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Zoya Admiralty.
He is the son of late Rear Admiral Joseph Aikhomu and nephew of former Chief of General Staff, Admiral Augustus Aikhomu.
Aikhomu studied Finance at California State University, Northridge, before obtaining a qualification in Investments and Risk Finance from the University of Westminster.
He previously worked with Leadway and RMB Stockbroking before assuming his current position at Zoya Admiralty.
The wedding comes more than two years after Tochi lost her parents and elder brother in a helicopter crash in the United States.
Her father, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Chizoba, and their son, Chizi, died on February 9, 2024, when a helicopter conveying them crashed near Nipton, California, while travelling from Palm Springs to Boulder City, Nevada.
The crash also claimed the lives of former Nigerian Exchange Group Chairman, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, and two crew members.
Wigwe, who was 57 at the time of his death, was one of Nigeria’s prominent banking executives. He served as Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings and played a significant role in the growth and expansion of Access Bank.
His death sparked widespread tributes from Nigeria’s banking, business and political communities.
