Founder of Heirs Holdings and chairman of United Bank for Africa, Tony Elumelu, says he has lived in Africa all his life and has also hustled before being successful.

Mr Elumelu said this in a tweet on Tuesday with a picture of himself at work.

He tweeted:

“I have lived my entire life in Africa. I know our story – I have lived it all, from hustling to success.”

Tony Elumelu also called on African entrepreneurs to apply for this year’s edition of Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme when in another tweet he said:

“The transformation of Africa is not one man’s job. It is a job for all of us, and by empowering these entrepreneurs, we are helping to create more jobs and wealth on the continent.”