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The founder and Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has said the continent of Africa is in dire need of leaders.
The founder and CEO, Tony Elumelu made this statement while speaking at the National Dialogue Series of the Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
He shared the message of ‘Africapitalism’ with the students and civic leaders present at the event. He charged the students to adopt the philosophy, noting that it would help them understand their place in transforming Africa.
“To attain long term success, I want you to adopt Africapitalism as a guiding philosophy,” he charged the students.
“I want you to develop a keen sense of awareness that Africa is in dire need of leaders both in the private and public sectors and your ideas can indeed transform the continent,” he added.
He further challenged the students to take on entrepreneurship as a means of eradicating poverty and creating more jobs in the society.
“Only entrepreneurs can create the millions of jobs we need to power our economy out of poverty,” Elumelu said.
He charged them to assume responsibility for developing the African continent, saying: “Nobody but us will develop Africa. Africa’s destiny lies in the hands of all of us, Africans,” he concluded.
“We need more Tony Elumelus” – Sultan of Sokoto
Meanwhile, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, commended Tony Elumelu saying “we need more Tony Elumelus to take our children off the streets”.
The Sultan commended Tony Elumelu Foundation and its Founder, Tony O. Elumelu for their contribution to entrepreneurship and creation of jobs for young people in the North.
The Sultan of Sokoto stated that Elumelu’s intervention, through his Foundation, and entrepreneurship advocacy has created jobs and helped in creating security in the North by keeping idle youths off the streets.
“We need more Tony Elumelus. We need more Aliko Dangotes,” he said.
“We continue to appreciate what you are doing for our youth because when you take these children off the streets, you provide the means for them to live a simple life. In that regard, we have a bit of security,” he added.
Tagged “Entrepreneurship: An Antidote to Nigerian Youth Unemployment”, the event, which was held at the University Campus of the Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, was hosted by its Vice Chancellor, Professor Abdullahi Abdu Zuru.
The VC also poured encomiums on Elumelu on his dedication to encouraging entrepreneurship among youths.
“We have been following your activities. Of recent the activity that caught our eyes is the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme where you set aside $100 million for the next 10 years to ensure that African youth, not only Nigerians but African youth develop Africa,” he said