British magazine The Times has just selected UBA Chairman Tony Elumelu, who is now one of the world’s 100 most influential people.
The boss of the pan-African bank is nominated in the category of World Leaders and “is celebrated for his pugnacity in facing challenges, his spirit of innovation, his ability to create added value and his desire to eradicate poverty on the African continent through the empowerment of young people ”, emphasizes Tony Elumelu’s collaborators.
For them, he is one of the main proponents of “Africapitalism”, a belief that the African private sector can and must play a leading role in the development of the continent through long-term investments, as well as ‘entrepreneurship and regional connectivity.
