Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- I have been deeply distressed and pained by the shocking death of three valuable and exemplary figures who were behemoths of the finest traditions in their respective professions! Professor Emevwo Biakolo, a colossal literary scholar and founding Dean of the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos; Mr Emmanuel Ijewere, a foremost Chartered Accountant and former president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN); and Mr Herbert Wigwe, co-founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Ltd, all passed away at a most difficult period. It is unimaginable!

With the sad, unsettling, calamitous demise of these peerless ace professionals, Nigeria has lost three invalua...