An African business icon—Tinubu hails billionaire Tony Elumelu on his 64th birthday

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent heartfelt day greetings to Nigerian billionaire businessman Tony Elumelu connected the juncture of his 64th birthday, describing him arsenic an “African concern icon.”

In a connection issued connected Sunday by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the president commended Elumelu for his outstanding contributions to concern enlargement and endeavor improvement crossed Nigeria and the African continent.

Tinubu noted that arsenic Chairman of United Bank for Africa and laminitis of Heirs Holdings and Transcorp, Elumelu has remained a starring advocator for entrepreneurship and backstage sector-driven maturation successful Africa.

The President besides praised his committedness to excellence and his promotion of Africapitalism, an economical doctrine that encourages semipermanent investments by the backstage assemblage to thrust sustainable development.

He further highlighted the interaction of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, peculiarly its entrepreneurship program, which has trained astir 2.5 cardinal young Africans crossed 54 countries and provided implicit 24,000 entrepreneurs with $5,000 successful effect backing each.

Tinubu wished Elumelu continued bully health, strength, and greater accomplishments arsenic helium marks the milestone.

“As Elumelu celebrates this peculiar occasion, the P...