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100 Most Influential People: Dakuku congratulates Elumelu over recognition by TIME International Magazine

Saint AugustineBy Saint AugustineSeptember 25, 2020No Comments3 Mins Read
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Following his recent recognition by the TIME International Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has congratulated the Chief Executive Officer of Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony Elumelu.

Dakuku who conveyed his congratulatory message in a statement on Thursday said that the recognition was a fitting testimony and badge of honour for a man who had devoted his time, resources, being and comfort towards raising hundreds if not thousands of entrepreneurs across the African continent.

He observed that Tony was perhaps the biggest success story in the Nigerian banking industry having taken the then nascent Standard Trust Bank to challenge the biggest names in the industry, culminating to an audacious merger with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) adding that this merger saw Elumelu to the top echelons of corporate banking in Nigeria and Africa.

“The footprints he left in Nigeria’s banking sector is yet to be matched”, he opined.

He continued, “It is arguable that there has never been any initiative, policy or action across the continent that has challenged African entrepreneurs the way and manner the Tony Elumelu Foundation has touched lives, with reverberating effects that will endure for generations.

“Whilst many countries are still struggling to have a breakthrough in a sustainable trajectory that can utilize the abundance of talents that straddle every corner of the continent, Tony’s profound and deepening challenge to young Africans will in the nearest future blossom to produce thinking and creative generations.

“With interests that cut across power generation, healthcare, hospitality, and banking, Tony Elumelu continues to represent fresh frontiers, full of opportunities but available to only those who dare to chart a new course and brace the odds to succeed.

Being a Leadership Development Professional and a Turnaround Manager myself, I appreciate the enormous work Tony Elumelu has done in raising a new generation of entrepreneurs across Africa.

“This recognition will undoubtedly bolster his determination to alter the course of emerging Africa’s generations for the better and place them on a pedestal of prosperity, service to humanity, and above all, provide leadership for the continent. He is championing a new Africa that will take a prideful position in the comity of continents.

“In the words of Sonia Johnson: ‘We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.’

“Congratulations to Africa’s shining star.”

Photo: Former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside.

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Dr. Dakuku Peterside Mr. Tony Elumelu Times International Magazine Tony Elumelu Foundation United Bank for Africa
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