Bigwigs Honour Tony Elumelu’s Mum At 90
When the 90th birthday celebration of Tony Elumelu’s mother was announced a few weeks ago, many had anticipated that it would be the talk of the town for a very long time. This is because they simply know that the billionaire, who is also the chairman of United Bank of Africa, doesn’t do his things without a show of class.
So, last Saturday in Lagos, the crème of the society gathered to honour the Elumelu family’s matriarch, Mama Suzanne Elumelu. The birthday shindig kicked off with a thanksgiving Mass at the Church of Assumption, Lagos and ended with a reception at the Harbour Points in Victoria Islan, Lagos.
The chief host, Elumelu, joined by his siblings Peter, Ndudi, Loretta and Agatha, ensured that the celebrator had a most memorable moment at the event. As gathered, Elumelu is a man who likes to engage in the celebration of life. No doubt, the founder of Heirs Holding owes his nonagenarian mother a lot in life. For him, watching her mother and the patriarch of the family age gracefully gives him immeasurable joy. So, that Saturday, he showed the world again that he would go to any length to make her happy with all that God has given him.
Elumelu successfully proved to the whole world that his pre-eminence in the banking world is not a fluke, given the array of guests who graced the colourful event inside the upscale Harbour Points. Without exaggerating, those that witnessed confirmed that It was simply sophisticated and captivating with colourful flamboyant personalities in attendance. Or how else does one describe the birthday party that made the whole of Lagos stood still?
Tony spared no cost in making his guests most welcome. Some of the world’s most expensive champagnes and exotic wines flowed like water during the event, in fact, the millions of naira that was earmarked for the celebration was in good use. The event was graced by prominent dignitaries, including Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Jim Ovia, Hajia Bola Shagaya, King Ebitimi Banigo Andy, Chief James Ibori, Segun Awolowo, Toyin Saraki, Akinyinka Akinnola, Oba Rilwan Akinolu, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi. Others were Otunba Adekunle and Erelu Oodu’a Ojuolape Ojora, Senator Ike Nwachukwu, Funso Amosun, Folake Abdulrasaq, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, Bolu Akin-Olugbade, Tunde Ayeni, Tayo Ayeni, Phillips Oduoza, Revd Mother Esther Abimbola Ajayi and Folorunso Alakija, among others.