A guru in the accounting profession in Nigeria, Pa Akintola Williams is dead.
Pa Williams, who was the first Nigerian to qualify as a Chartered Accountant, died in the early hours of today (Monday).
Recall the revered accountant recently celebrated his 104th birthday. The foremost accountant celebrated his 104th birthday on August 9 this year.
Aside from being the first Nigerian to qualify as a Chartered Accountant, he was also the first African to qualify as a Chartered Accountant.
The late Chief Williams, born in 1919, established the first indigenous firm of Chartered Accountants in Nigeria.
