The Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony Elumelu has urged candidates Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton who are contesting this year’s elections not to change the existing United States (US) US-Africa Policy in case any of them becomes the next President of that country.
According to him, somethings don’t need to change. What they need is to be expanded and scaled up. “In other words, we need more U.S. engagement in Africa through mutually beneficial trade and investment”, Mr Elumelu stated this over the weekend in his Keynote speech at the US Senator Chris Coons’ Opportunity Africa Conference 2016, held in Delaware.
Mr Elumelu said: “That is exactly what I, and 200 other US and African political and business leaders including President Obama and over 30 African Presidents, will be discussing next week at the US-Africa Business Forum in New York- how to strengthen mutually beneficial economic ties between the African and American peoples.”
Mr Elumelu’s theme was entrepreneurship. As One of Africa’s leading entrepreneurs; he has dedicated his time and money to create a new generation of African business women and men by committing $100milllion of his own money for their growth and development.
According to Elumelu, “If we give our people the economic tools to thrive, living standards increase, the political challenges that Africa faces can be tackled and fundamental positive change can be assured. He called on the next US President to work in Shared Purpose with Africans on implementing innovative solutions to the complex but surmountable challenges in Africa.
Mr Elumelu who is also the Board Chairman of the UBA Plc challenged the American electorate that “So when you meet, write, call and email your political candidates and representatives and the elected President in November, tell them that when it comes to Africa, you want “More. And by “More”, I mean more engagement, more positively impactful policies and more development and commercial investment in Africa.”
In closing, Mr Elumelu said “I am an unashamed optimist and I believe that working together, in Shared Purpose, which is what Africapitalism is about, we can help usher in economic transformation that will ensure Africa is a critical player in the 21stcentury global economy. ”
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