Dignitaries from across Nigeria’s banking, business and politics spheres gathered yesterday at a requiem mass at the Catholic Church of the Assumption, Falomo, Lagos, to pay their final respects to deceased boardroom guru and founder of the defunct Diamond Bank, Mr. Pascal Gabriel Dozie.
Among the notable figures present were former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi; former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; Managing Director of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola and other executives of the telecoms company; Chairman of Access Holdings, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede; Managing Director of Access Bank, Roosevelt Ogbonna; Managing Director of Afrinvest, Ike Chioke; former Lagos State gubernatorial candidate, Jimi Agbaje, among several other executives and entrepreneurs.
Dozie, 85-years, the pioneer Chairman of MTN Nigeria, died on 8th April 2025, a day before his 86th birthday.