President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, congratulated Lebanese-Nigerian enterprise mogul, Gilbert Chagoury, as he marks his 78th birthday on January 8.
“Gilbert is a shining gentle in any room. He’s compassionate, discerning, and completely dependable in each respect,” Tinubu mentioned in a congratulatory assertion signed by his Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
The assertion is titled, ‘Nigeria President celebrates enterprise tycoon, Gilbert Chagoury, on birthday.’
Gilbert Chagoury was born in Lagos, Nigeria to Lebanese immigrant dad and mom on January 8, 1946.
In 1971, he alongside his brother, Ronald Chagoury, based the Chagoury Group, an industrial conglomerate encompassing varied sectors together with building, actual property and property improvement, flour mills, water bottling and purification, glass manufacturing, insurance coverage, inns, furnishings manufacturing, telecommunications, info know-how, catering, and worldwide financing.
In response to Ngelale, the President appreciated Chagoury’s consistency and reliability demonstrated all through his storied profession, noting his want to see Nigeria rise to the best of heights in all spheres of human endeavour.
He recalled how the Chagoury household saved religion with Africa’s largest economic system by frequently investing in varied tasks and philanthropic actions over the many years, no matter all of the socio-political challenges that characterised the street to the nation’s return to civilian rule in 1999 and past.
Tinubu mentioned “He has invested in our nation in each good and unhealthy occasions. He’s beneficiant with each his coronary heart and his assets.
“With associates like him, one can sleep with a nonetheless thoughts. He’s a precious and cherished one that is worthy of celebration.