President Bola Tinubu has extended his warmest congratulations to Africa’s ingenious business leader, Mr. Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu, CFR, on his birthday, Friday, March 22, 2024.
The President, according to a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, his Special Adviser (Media & Publicity), celebrates the foremost businessman and philanthropist, who chairs Heirs Holdings, Transcorp, United Bank for Africa, and is the founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, “for his industry and the uncommon spirit of excellence that governs the entirety of his enterprise.”
President Tinubu also “acknowledges the business leader’s streak of genius in driving investments, creating opportunities for Africa’s ebullient youths, and providing them with the support they need to soar.”
Ngelale said further that “the President thanks Mr. Elumelu, who was named on Time’s list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2020, for his steadfast trust and faith in the certainty of a greater Nigeria and for always projecting the best of our great nation,” and wishes the business icon “many more years in good health and strength as he persists in his endeavour of contributing substantially to national and continental development.”
