Nigeria’s Vice President, Alhaji Kashim Shettima has described the Chairman of Heirs Holdings (HH), Mr. Tony Elumelu a force that cannot be ignored in Nigeria and Africa region for his positive impacts.
According to the Vice President, “When the history of Nigeria and indeed Africa’s banking history and revolution will be written, one name will stand out having carved a niche for itself and engraved its name on the walls of banking and Africa’s entrepreneurship.
He stated this at the closing ceremony of HH Group Summit 2024. Shettima said Tony is “one of our own who believed in Nigeria and threw his heart into it. He is a Nigerian economist, entrepreneur and indeed a philanthropist, who has given life meaning to millions of Nigerians and Africans.”
Speaking at the Summit, HH Group Chairman Mr. Tony Elumelu underscored HH’s mandate, which he said, is to ‘build to last’ and to “build for impact”.
“Over the past decade, we have inculcated in our business
the criticality of strong corporate governance practices. We only invest for the long term, strategically and patiently. These twin commitments are fundamental to our success; we are indeed building to last, redefining success in every sector we operate in, and demonstrating our purpose to improve lives and transform Africa”.
“The success and impact of Heirs Holdings reflects the philosophy of Africapitalism is the belief that the African private sector can change the course of African development, but that it must be committed to doing good and doing well,” he said.
“Companies from sectors where HH invests include, healthcare, power, energy, technology, financial services, hospitality, and real estate. To date, HH investee companies employ over 40,000 people across 20 African countries, the United Kingdom, UAE, France, and the United States of America.