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Tony O. Elumelu, MFR, chairman of Heirs Holdings Group, was the keynote speaker at the opening dinner of the 17th Nigerian Economic Summit which began on November 10, 2011 in Abuja. The three-day event was organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group with the purpose of attracting foreign investors to the country. Mr. Elumelu, whose speech was titled \u201cOnly In Nigeria Is Our Story Even Possible\u201d, highlighted the top reasons why investors should see Nigeria as The Promised Land.<\/p>\n
\u201cNigeria is a destination where multinationals can, and do succeed, and where domestic champions are rising and adopting increasingly regional and global strategies,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are a country full of people who are entrepreneurial, innovative, and ready to leverage opportunities.”<\/p>\n
In an inspiring speech that featured the success stories of MTN, Dangote Group, Diageo, UBA and Nollywood, Mr. Elumelu, who is also the Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, emphasised that Nigeria \u2013 with its large population, abundant natural resources, fast-growing economy, market-oriented reforms \u2013 was the perfect environment for investors to not only make profit but to also help drive the economy as well as development. UBA and Dangote Group were the only two Nigerian companies ranked by Boston Consulting Group among its top 40 African Challengers of 2010.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need more UBAs, MTNs, Dangotes, et cetera, in Nigeria,\u201d Mr. Elumelu said. He further challenged the audience \u2013 people from diverse sectors including financial services, agriculture and manufacturing \u2013 with a question: \u201cIn 10 years,\u201d he said, \u201cwhose story will we be talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n
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