Respected businessman and chairman of Heirs Holdings Group, Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu, has won yet another deserving award.
Heir Holdings – an African conglomerate with huge investment in Financial Services, Power, Oil and Gas, Real Estate, Hospitality and Healthcare – was founded in 2010.
The award giving Mr Elumelu a great joy was bestowed on him by the Presidents of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
It was tagged “2022 ECOWAS Prize of Excellence Award for Deserving Citizens of the Community.”
According to information provided by the African business leader with huge stake in global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), the award is in recognition of his contribution to promoting regional integration, peace and socio-economic development across Africa, through Heir Holdings Group and philanthropic initiatives of the Tony Elumelu Foundation.
“It is such an honor to be the laureate of the 2022 ECOWAS Prize of Excellence Award for Deserving Citizens of the Community, conferred by the Presidents of the ECOWAS states.
This award is a recognition of our contribution to promoting regional integration, peace and socio-economic development across Africa, through our work at Heirs Holdings Group and the impact of our philanthropy, the Tony Elumelu Foundation.
Thank you ECOWAS Presidents for the honor”, Mr Elumelu wrote on his Facebook page.
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