President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Mr Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu, renowned economist, banker, and philanthropist, on his birthday, 22 March.

Elumelu serves as Chairman of Heirs Holdings, United Bank for Africa, and Transcorp, and is the founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation. President Tinubu described him as an African business icon and a leading advocate of Nigerian and African enterprise.

The President commended Elumelu for his resilience, the excellence that defines his ventures, and his steadfast commitment to Africapitalism. He particularly highlighted the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s entrepreneurship programme, which has trained 2.5 million young Africans across 54 countries and empowered over 24,000 entrepreneurs with non-refundable seed capital of $5,000 each.

President Tinubu joined Elumelu’s family and friends in wishing him good health, strength, and continued success in all his endeavors.