23rd September, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Chairman, United Bank for Africa, Mr Tony Elumelu, on his being named among Time 100 Most Influential People of 2020.
The President commended Elumelu’s vision of Africapitalism, which espouses that Africa’s private sector must play a leading role in the continent’s development through long-term investments, entrepreneurship, and regional connectivity, adding that it was just a matter of time before such caught global attention.
Buhari said Elumelu’s commitment to the development of African youths, whom he has given a voice and empowerment, investing $5,000 in 1,000 young entrepreneurs per year across 54 countries, pedestalled him as a visionary, with milk of human kindness, “and such, among others, must have qualified him for the Time Hall of Fame.”
The President wished Elumelu greater successes on all fronts, and recommends his strides to other high networth people.