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The South-East Senate Caucus on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the passing of renowned banker and economist, Dr. Pascal Dozie. In a condolence statement issued in Abuja, the Chairman of the Caucus, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, described Dozie’s death as a great loss to Nigeria’s financial sector and the nation at large.
Dozie, founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc and former chairman of MTN Nigeria, died at the age of 85. His family confirmed his death on Tuesday. Reacting to the news, Senator Abaribe praised Dozie’s outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s economic development, calling him a visionary and a pillar in the banking and financial landscape.
Related News All set for Ibadan Age Grade Swimming competition Pascal Dozie was an illustrious Nigerian, pathfinder, S’East senators mourn Pascal Dozie wrote his name in gold, Otti mourns “He was one of the steady hands in the economic circle that sat at the commanding heights of not only Nigeria’s macro-economic evolution but that of the entire Africa,” Abaribe said. “Dr. Pascal Dozie was indeed a pathfinder whose death will surely leave a huge vacuum in the banking industry and in our country’s development.
He was a great son of Igboland, an illustrious Nigerian, and a beacon of transparent financial management in our dear country.” The Caucus extended condolences to Dozie’s family, the banking community, the people of Imo State, and the entire nation over the loss of a national icon..
