Chairman, UBA, Heirs Holdings and Founder, The Tony Elumelu
Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, yesterday charged journalists of the
State House Press Corps to begin planning a future around
entrepreneurship as a sustainable retirement plan. He made this
statement while speaking to a cross-section of journalists at the State
House Press Corps End of Year Seminar in Abuja with the theme
“Journalists and Retirement Plan”.
Elumelu acknowledged the important role journalists play in the
society. He said:
“Information is power and access to credible real-time
information empowers citizens. Empowered citizens can hold leadership
accountable. Your job is critical and supportive to what we do in the
private sector. What you do daily shapes what we do every day”.
He went on to encourage the cross-section of journalists present to
plan a retirement built around entrepreneurship to not only develop the
mind but build a career fuelled by passion and purpose. “Retirement
should be a stepping stone to a higher calling. Don’t just retire. Begin
a new phase,” he said.
Elumelu approached entrepreneurship from the angle of Africapitalism
which he defined as the intersection of business, passion and purpose.
He encouraged the journalists to pursue an after-retirement plan that
combines all three. “Africapitalism is business driven by passion and
purpose. Retire into what you are passionate about. Use your passion to
drive your purpose,” he summarised.
The event was graced by the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Osinbajo
who gave the opening remarks. Other guests present included Nasarawa
State Commissioner of Information and Culture, Honourable Abdulhamid
Yakubu Kwarra; Chief Host, Honourable Minister of Information and
Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; the representative of the Nasarawa State
Governor, Mallam Abdulhamid Kwarra; Vice President Professor Yemi
Osinbajo; Chairman State House Press Corps, Mallam Ubale Musa; and the
Permanent Secretary State House, Mr. Jalal Arabi.
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