Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings, says the Organised Private Sector (OPS) in Nigeria is solidly behind President Bola Tinubu.
Elumelu spoke in Abuja during Iftar with the president and members of the Nigerian business community on Thursday.
This was disclosed in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president.
He said Tinubu’s transformation journey to turn around the economy and businesses is appropriate for the country.
“We appreciate what you are doing. We know the journey will not be smooth, but given the will, we will get to the promised land,” Elumelu said.
“We admire your decisiveness, and we appreciate what you are doing. You are extremely passionate about taking Nigeria to the promised land.
“On behalf of the OPS, we want to assure you that we are 100 percent with you. We have engaged with your ministers and associates; we share ideas, and we support them. We know that under your leadership, you have the ability to heal Nigeria permanently.”
Also speaking, Allen Onyema, chief executive officer of Air Peace, charged business owners and manufacturers to work towards bringing down the cost of products and services.
Onyema also thanked the president for improving the ease of doing business in the country.
Stella Okoli, pharmacist and founder of Emzor Pharmaceutical Company, urged the president to look into providing more support for the pharmaceutical industry in the country to make it self-sufficient and self-financing.
