{"id":2684,"date":"2026-07-07T00:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T00:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2026-07-07T00:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T00:31:13","slug":"2684","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/2026\/07\/07\/2684\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Elumelu to Step Down as UBA Chairman After 12 Years, Announces Successor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Tony Elumelu has announced he will step down as Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group Board on August 21, 2026, bringing to an end a 12-year tenure in the role and decades of service to the pan-African financial institution.<\/p>\n

In a farewell message published on his official blog, Elumelu reflected on his vision of building a strong African institution capable of outlasting individual leaders while driving economic growth across the continent.<\/p>\n

He said his goal was to transform UBA into a world class financial institution that would connect Africa to itself and the rest of the world, create opportunities for businesses, empower entrepreneurs, support governments, reward shareholders, and improve lives.<\/p>\n

According to him, that vision has become a reality, with UBA now serving more than 50 million customers, operating in 20 African countries and across four continents.<\/p>\n

Elumelu noted that the bank’s achievements were made possible through the collective efforts of employees, management, directors, customers, regulators, shareholders, and business partners who shared the institution’s mission.<\/p>\n

He also announced Mr. Emmanuel N. Nnorom as his successor, expressing confidence in his ability to provide continuity and strategic leadership for the bank’s next phase of growth.<\/p>\n

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\nElumelu urged shareholders, customers, partners, and the UBA family to extend the same trust and support to Nnorom that they had given him throughout his tenure.<\/p>\n

The outgoing chairman described institution-building as critical to Africa’s long-term development, stressing that the continent’s challenge is not a lack of talented people but a shortage of enduring institutions capable of sustaining progress across generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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