President Bola Tinubu has felicitated Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu, an economist, banker and philanthropist, on his birthday.
Elunelu’s birthday is on Sunday, March 22.
Elumelu is the chairman of Heirs Holdings, United Bank for Africa, Transcorp, and the founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation.
President Tinubu described him as an African business icon and a standout advocate of Nigerian and African enterprise.
He commended the Heirs Holdings chairman for his resilience, the excellence that governs his entire enterprise, and his staunch belief in Africapitalism.
President Tinubu especially lauded the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s entrepreneurship programme, which has so far trained 2.5 million young Africans in 54 countries and empowered over 24,000 budding African entrepreneurs with non-refundable seed capital of $5,000 each.
He described the ceebrator as an avid believer in investing in the youth.
President Tinubu wished him good health and strength and continued success in his pursuits.
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