Nigerian billionaire businessman, and one of Forbes 2023 rated billionaires, Tony Elumelu and wife Dr Awele Elumelu as well as other of their children were all present, as their twin sons take their first holy communion.
The Nigerian business and banking mogul behind United Bank of Africa, Heirs Holdings, Heirs Insurance, Transcorp Holdings, Tony Elumelu Foundation, and other investments, taking to his official social media handle on Friday 19th May 2023, shared a series of family photos from the event, and from the photos one can tell that he is one big proud father, who aside businesses and other engagements, also is leading his family in the ways of the lord.
The event which clearly happened outside of Nigeria, probaly in the United Kingdom, saw Tony Elumelu and wife taking turns to have a snap with their boys. There was individual group photos with the UBA founder and his wife, and another one with the boys and their other siblings, with one big family photo to wrap up the whole celebration.
Tony and Toby Elumelu who turned 8 a few months ago, are clearly proud of their achievements, as the entire family joined them in celebration of their first holy communion.
Holy Communion, Lord’s Supper
Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or Lord’s Supper, in Christianity, ritual commemoration of Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples. The Eucharist (from the Greek eucharistia for “thanksgiving”) is the central act of Christian worship and is practiced by most Christian churches in some form. Along with baptism it is one of the two sacraments most clearly found in the New Testament.