Tony Elumelu and Herbert Wigwe attend 2018 UN General Assembly

Nigerian billionaires Tony Elumelu and Herbert Wigwe are both present at this year’s edition of the United Nations General Assembly, holding in New York. The two disclosed this in tweets from their handles.

This morning, I joined Global leaders at #UNGA as one of the inaugural Board Members of “Generation Unlimited” ;part of the @UN ‘sYouth Strategy which aims to refocus the #UN‘s commitment to educating, empowering & creating opportunities for young people worldwide #Youth2030 pic.twitter.com/eiNogcE1Qj

— Tony O. Elumelu, CON (@TonyOElumelu) September 24, 2018

Happy to be in New York with fellow African leaders as the UN General Assembly begins. We must do our part to change the narrative, and it starts with you and me. #UNGA2018 pic.twitter.com/O5KakdFWzE

— Herbert Wigwe, FCA (@HerbertOWigwe) September 24, 2018

The General Assembly is one of the six main organs of the United Nations, the only one in which all Member States have equal representation: one nation, one vote.

All 193 Member States of the United Nations are represented in this unique forum to discuss and work together on a wide array of international issues covered by the UN Charter, such as development, peace and security, international law.

Elumelu is the Chairman of UBA Plc, Transcorp Plc and Heirs Holdings, with his holdings on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) valued at N21.1 billion using yesterday’s closing share prices.

Wigwe is the co-founder and current Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc with his holdings in the bank valued at N21.8 billion as at yesterday’s closing price.

Here is a break down of their shareholdings, which have dropped since our last billionaire ranking.

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