The Chairman of Heirs Holding, Transcorp and founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation, Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu, has been honoured with the 2022 ECOWAS prize of Excellence award for deserving citizens of the community by the President of the Economic Community of West African State, ECOWAS, Dr Omar Alieu Touray.
The award was given to the king of commerce and philanthropist in recognition of his contribution to promoting regional integration, peace and socio-economic development across African through his work at Heirs Holding Group and the impact of his philanthropy through the Tony Elumelu Foundation.
Elumelu, who is one of Times Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in The World, was also recently presented with another award by President Muhammadu Buhari in recognition of The Tony Elumelu Foundation’s economic empowerment for wives of slain soldiers who lost their lives fighting to keep Nigeria safe and secure.
Tony Elumelu Foundation’s Economic Empowerment for widows of the Armed Forces of Nigeria gives widows of slain soldiers business training and seed capital of $2,000 each to begin their entrepreneurial journey and cater for their families. The award was given to him at the Annual Chief of Army Staff Conference in Sokoto which took place last week.
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