Tony Elumelu To Bola Ahmed Tinubu - "You Are The Last Man Standing!"

A video making the rounds on the social media scene shows the moment Tony Elumelu in a warm embrace and handshake said to the President-elect of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, " You Are The Last man standing!"

In the video, Elumelu was seen embracing Tinubu as he hails him as the last man standing!

Elumelu who is chairman of Heirs Holdings and UBA Plc posted pictures of the visit on his Instagram page where he said:

"Last night, I was honoured to receive the Nigerian President-elect 🇳🇬 @officialasiwajubat at my home. We discussed ways in which the incoming administration must empower and support our immensely talented Nigerian youth. We have so much young potential to unleash!”

Though Seyi Tinubu was not shown in the video, Elumelu pointed him out asking why he was wearing the same apparel as his father.

Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu CFR, who led the United Bank for Africa Plc as Group Managing Director, now chairs the HEIRS Holdings, Transcorp and is the founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation.

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