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Tony Elumelu recognised as one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world 

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Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu has been named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world for the year 2020.

Time uses the list in recognising the activism, innovation, and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals.

The businessman was recognised for his track record of business turnaround and value creation, and economic empowerment of young Africans.

The list, which is in its seventh year, featured only four Africans in 2020.

Elumelu has investments in financial services, hospitality, power, energy and healthcare.

The businessman took to his Twitter page to reflect on why he made it to the list despite 2020 being a tumultuous year for everyone.

 

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He wrote:

“When in 2010, we launched the Tony Elumelu Foundation to champion African entrepreneurship, we had clear goals to catalyse and, yes, showcase the capacity, determination and power of the African entrepreneur.”

“Young women and men shaping economies, creating jobs and singlehandedly confronting the clichés that often surround Africa.”

He noted that Africa is not a continent of unrealised potential but one of innovation, pulsing with productivity, adding that African entrepreneurs are reimagining and building a new future for the continent.

 



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