Tony Elumelu calls wife quiet backbone on birthday

UBA and Transcorp Tony Elumelu

Philanthropist and businessman, Tony Elumelu, on Sunday called his wife, Awele Elumelu, his quiet backbone, to celebrate her birthday.

Mrs Elumelu, a medical doctor, has maintained a quiet profile since they got married.

Mr Elumelu also called his wife of 26 years his ‘mom extraordinaire’ in a tweet which accompanied several pictures of the big family.

“Celebrating Queen of House TOE; my quiet backbone; and mom extraordinaire. Happy birthday Awele! 🥳🎊🎉🎁❤️ #DrMrsTOE,” he wrote.

Elumelu got married to Awele in 1993. The pair have seven children — five girls and two boys.