Dignitaries on Wednesday visited the Lagos residence of Nigeria’s pioneering indigenous chartered accountant Akintola Williams to pay their respects.
Williams died on Monday at his house at the age of 104.
Some of the dignitaries who visited the deceased’s residence were the group chief executive officer, Nigerian Exchange Group, Oscar Onyema; chairman, Yinka Folawiyo Group, Tijani Folawiyo; general overseer of the Trinity House Ministries International, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo; senior pastor of House on the Rock, Paul Adefarasin; former group chairman of Ecobank Transnational, Emmanuel Ikazoboh; and chairman of Lasaco Assurance, Teju Phillips.
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Ikazoboh said, “He was a great icon who imbibed in us his values, standards, he is an embodiment of integrity. If there is anybody in the world today that is integrity-personified, that person has just gone.”
Ighodalo said, “This is an emotional moment for me for several reasons; I was quite close to Mr Williams. The mention of Chief Akintola Williams, Nigeria’s first indigenous chartered accountant, stirs a wellspring of memories.
“First of all, I am a chartered accountant and everybody knows that he was accountant one in Nigeria. He set the pace for us, especially those of us who set up our private firms.”
