United Bank for Africa (UBA) chairman, Tony Elumelu has been conferred with Belgium’s oldest and most important national honour, the honourary distinction of Officer in the Order of Leopold.

This was disclosed by Elumelu on Monday, November 16th, 2020 via his verified Twitter page.

He said; “Last night, the Kingdom of Belgium conferred on me with the honorary distinction of Officer in the Order of Leopold, the country’s oldest and most important National Honour.”

“I am humbled by this recognition of the work @TonyElumeluFDN in catalysing entrepreneurs across Africa and will continue to drive the economic empowerment of our brilliant young #Africanentrepreneurs to propel development in Africa.”