Leo Stan Ekeh @ 70: Zinox Group Chair thanks Tinubu, Obasanjo, Nigerians and global tech community

*Chief (Dr.) Leo Stan Ekeh, OFR, Africa’s foremost digital disruptor and Chairman of Zinox Group, expresses gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ex-President and statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, captains of industry, global tech community, and the media for their goodwill messages and prayers on his 70th Birthday

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

Chief (Dr.) Leo Stan Ekeh, OFR, Africa’s foremost digital disruptor, Founder and Chairman of Zinox Group, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and former President and African statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, for their goodwill messages and prayers on his 70th Birthday.

Ekeh, who recorded three scores and ten Sunday, February 22, 2026, also extended gratitude to State Governors; former Governors, including Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, former Governor of Lagos state; National Assembly (NASS) members; captains of industry, and members of the global tech community.

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The Chairman of Zinox Group, in a statement, said some of the members of the global tech community sent delegations to him aside from virtual goodwill messages sent from across the globe; as well as Royal Fathers and the media.

In a post-birthday prayer and thanksgiving meeting with some members of the ICT media in his Ikoyi residence at the weekend, Ekeh said he was overwhelmed by the deluge of good wishes from Nigerians of all tribes and tongues.

The statement further noted that he reflected on his relationship with President Tinubu over the past decades.

Ekeh described the Nigerian leader as a trustworthy and loyal friend, who does not hesitate to make sacrifices for the good of the people he leads.

The foremost serial entrepreneur and tech icon stated: “President Tinubu has been my supporter long before I launched Zinox. He has always shown brotherly love.”

He equally mentioned Mr. Sam Amuka, publisher of Vanguard Newspapers; Lt.-General T. Y. Danjuma (Retd.), Founder, South Atlantic Petroleum; and late Pa Obafemi Awolowo’s family as some of the several well-meaning Nigerians with established companies, who “experienced me and trusted me in the early days of my business life, and I didn’t disappoint.”

Relating how Nigerians celebrated him on his birthday recently, Ekeh said: “In all my years, I have never seen such a show of love from Nigerians via different communications channels, from calls to social media.

“I was deeply touched by the kindred spirit of Nigerians.

“It tells me one thing: Nigerians are caring and loving people, and they appreciate quality and value-driven impact.”

The Chairman of Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation (LSEF) as well said: “I want to use this medium to say ‘thank you’ to those who sent me messages of goodwill, prayers through different communications platforms that I could not immediately acknowledge. I appreciate you all.”

It is recalled that President Tinubu while celebrating Ekeh on his birthday February  22 this year, had described the tech disruptor as one of “Nigeria’s pioneering innovators in the information technology sector.”

The Nigerian President also commended Ekeh for his “commitment to promoting the Nigerian brand and creating opportunities for young Nigerians,” among his other achievements in the tech sector.

Likewise, President Obasanjo, accompanied by his wife, Chief (Mrs.) Bola Obasanjo, who visited Ekeh, in Lagos, to pray for him, described the leading tehcpreneur as a “very kind man and achiever who inspired many youths at a critical point in Nigeria’s information technology history.”

The former President also prayed for the Zinox Group boss to live for 100 years and beyond.

As a sitting President, Obasanjo had honoured Ekeh as an “Icon of Hope”  and role model for Nigerian youths October 1, 2001.

The then President subsequently, conferred on him the national honour of the Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR).

Other dignitaries, who joined Obasanjo in honouring Ekeh, were former Lagos Governor Fashola and his wife; former INEC Chairman, Prof. Maurice Iwu and his wife; Chairman of MTN, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe and his wife; Mr. Atedo Peterside, Founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank and his wife; Chairman of Fidelity Bank, Mrs. Amaka Onwughalu and her husband; Managing Director Fidelity Bank, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe; and Mr. Udoma Udo-Udoma, Chairman Seplat Energy and his wife.

Similarly, Mr. Sam Amuka; Prof. Anya O. Anya; Mr. Chris Uwaje, tech policy expert and his wife; Mr. John Momoh, Chairman of Channels Media Group and his wife; Mr. and Mrs. Walter, CEO of Providus Bank; and Mr. Roosevelt Ogbonna, Group CEO of Access Bank.

Others include Mrs. Victoria Ajayi, CEO of TVC  Communications and her husband; Mrs. Nkeiru Anumudu, CEO of Globe Motors, secondary school mates of Ekeh, including Charles Oputa (Charly Boy), who came with his wife; Leo Stan’s elder brother HRM Eze George Ekeh (aka Saint George), the traditional ruler Ishi Ubomiri Autonomous Community in Imo State; representatives of multinationals with whom  he has partnered all through the years, among several other distinguished Nigerians and foreigners.

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