President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr Tony Elumelu, an economist, banker and philanthropist, as he marks his birthday, today, March 22.
Elumelu is the chairman of Heirs Holdings, United Bank for Africa, Transcorp, and the founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation.
The President, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onaunuga, described Elumelu as an African business icon and a standout advocate of the 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.
As a strong supporter of youth investment, President Tinubu applauded 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.
As Elumelu marks this special occasion, the President joined his family and friends to wish him good health and strength and continued success in his pursuits.
