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He told her:
“You won’t call me Tony. You’ll call me Mr Elumelu or TOE. I don’t subscribe to that kind of Oyinbo life.”
Friday, August 21, 2026
Billionaire Tony Elumelu Corrects Trainee Who Addressed Him By His First Name
Nigerian billionaire and UBA Group Chairman Tony Elumelu went viral after firmly correcting a graduate trainee who greeted him casually as “Good morning, Tony” during an interactive session at a banking school graduation event.
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The trainee stood up with a microphone and addressed him by his first name, but Elumelu immediately stopped her and made it clear that he does not subscribe to Western‑style informality in professional settings.
He told her:
“You won’t call me Tony. You’ll call me Mr Elumelu or TOE. I don’t subscribe to that kind of Oyinbo life.”
He told her:
“You won’t call me Tony. You’ll call me Mr Elumelu or TOE. I don’t subscribe to that kind of Oyinbo life.”
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I am with him. She should have addressed him as Mr Tony, or Mr Elumelu.
ReplyDeleteMr Tony is wrong - you use Mr or Mrs or Ms with the surname and not first name. A lot of people make this mistake.
DeleteLols,Gbamsolutely π―
ReplyDeleteWeldon Mr TOE π
She should have called him Mr Tony.
ReplyDeleteShe should have called him Mr Tony.
ReplyDeleteMy take...
ReplyDeleteThey created it themselves. In banking sector, you address people by their first name. But that doesn't stop her from using her brain .
What if it's her father in that position or a colleague at work. Will she call her own father by his first name without any iota of respect? nop.
My people will say, "Ibukun ni fun omodo to fi ogbon se"
Another one says "ti won ba ran ni ise eru, Fi ti Omo je"
McPinky you got that right.! ππΎπ―
DeleteThe double-standards is DOUBLING!
That's exactly what I told my friends - in the banking sector, these founders, Chairmen and CEOs tell you to address them by their first names during Orientation of new employees (graduate trainees).
I thought I was the one who noticed the double standard. I was even surprised seeing UBA staff on my WhatsApp status condemning her as if it's not the standard they set for all their staff both big and small
DeleteI guess she just wanted to trend.
ReplyDeleteEverything na trend for your fufu brain.
DeleteThat name is a big name
ReplyDeleteShe should have addressed him as Mr Tony
What changed?
ReplyDeleteBack then in the days of STB everybody calls him Tony, even as the oga at the top.
It is the culture of their organization, and I believe that this was what the trainee was taught in the Bank's training school. She is only practicing what she was trained to do. I have also undergone such training before.
Or am I missing something?
Old age....that's what.
DeleteDon't mind Tony! They set the tone then turn around to act like King Nebuchadnezzar. π
DeleteHe shouldn't have publicly shunned/corrected the trainee.
A lot of men wouldn’t have taken offence if the offender were a pretty damsel. Mr. Chairman didn’t find the girl pleasing to his eyes, and that’s why he took offence. If it were a pretty damsel like Ehi, I’m sure he would have just smiled.
DeleteAs if anyone in his lineage are pleasing to the eyes .all of them worwor from atoz
Delete@16;53 u get am
DeleteThe same Tony that greeted Gen Z Hila B with pecks on the cheeks and a hug in a formal media brief in public
DeleteMost of you lack wisdom. Even when I was in banking and my MDs/EDs were my age mates or were just a year or two older, I still put Oga in frint of their names, to respect their offices. The culture was to call one another 1st names but favours (foreign training and other perks) always go to those that show some respect to the Ogas and do their work well.
Delete17:23, nothing but the truth.
Delete21:44 you are the one that lack wisdom!
DeleteEye-service! Oga indeed!
Gen Z Baddie #clock it
ReplyDeleteVery uncouth young woman,forming woke.πππ
ReplyDeleteShe's not uncouth or forming woke. That's the bank's culture - address everyone by their first names.
DeleteIt helps to remove the bureaucracy of hierarchy and encourage ideas and knowledge-sharing from young minds.
Segun Agbaje of GTBank modelled this first-name and open doors policy and that really helped in generating business from the younger generation and undergraduates.
By the way, I didn’t work in GTBank but I have close friends who did.
She is not uncouth. I worked in the banking industry for several years, and this is what we were encouraged to do. To always use first names. Even the MD requested to be addressed by his first name.
DeleteFrank Atuche also encouraged this in Bank PHB and staff would even hail him and carry him up shoulder high during the bank's townhall meetings.
DeleteYou all should stop all these bulls..t talk - I worked in GTB with Fola Adeola, Tayo Aderinokun, Chika Mbonu, Segun Agbaje, Aigboje Herbert, etc. Though 1st name was encouraged across board, you had to use your home training/wisdom and put Oga in front of their names when addressing them. You wont be there when personnel assessments are being done - if all staff have same performance level, who do you think will get more positive feedback and favours? When i grew in my banking career, I alwsys give more favours to subordinates who are more respectful if performance is at same level. We are human beings
Delete21:55 you know it wasn't your "bullish.t Oga talk" that got your the type of "assessment" your mentioned.
DeleteYour type are easy to spot.
He was right to have corrected her immediately, no matter how you see it, we are Africans and so we demand respect from younger people irrespective of the work environment
ReplyDeleteFear will not even allow me mention his name like that without saying Mr , she is not wise at all
Africans yet you copy wearing suits, Western-styled culture, education, fashion, food...speak their language and even with phone (phonetics), and use their technology YET YOU DEVELOP NONE! π«£π€£
DeleteThat’s his preference, someone else hates formality. Address others according to their preference.
ReplyDeleteWe're just making it seem it was biggy...to some persons they prefer you call them by their names..though she could've maintained African mentality of calling sir or Mr Tony to get what you want..this life na sense person dey use take survive
ReplyDeleteShe could have shown more tact by addressing him as "Mr." to avoid disrespect. Even if she was taught differently, adding a title would have allowed for correction without causing offence. Addressing him casually was a bit dismissive, and not apologizing after being corrected seemed like she didn't care. She just kept going like nothing happened. So uncultured! π
ReplyDeleteThere was nothing disrespectful in the way she addressed Tony.
DeleteThat's how the banks teach staff to address everyone.
Tony just wanted to show himself.
Anon 19.14, pls stop it. Did you work in any bank or it was hearsay? GTB started the 1st name policy but you have to use wisdom and show some respect to superiors. They may not show it but they want some level of respect. Do you wake up in the morning and just greet "good morning" to your dad or mum, without putting sir/ma or dad/mum? It is exactly same way to call your boss by his 1st name when addressing him/her. You young people should keep justifying nonsense - you will not last in any organisation - plan to work for yourselves (you will even fail cos you will not show some reapect to people that will help your business grow).
Delete22:03 so because I don't want to say where I worked or my age, you assume it's hear say.
DeleteThe banks executive management sets the tone (policy /culture) and I've not seen anyone penalised for calling their senior and executive management by their first names.
Forget all that fake supposed respect you all assume we don't see through just because you add "Ma and Sir".
How I greet my parents is based on the 'culture' in our home and my parents respond positively to it.
Wetin comot for your body as she call you Tony? Abeg smell comot
ReplyDeleteI side Mr Tony on thisπ
ReplyDeleteA lot of men wouldn’t have taken offence if the offender were a pretty damsel. Mr. Chairman didn’t find the girl pleasing to his eyes, and that’s why he took offence. If it were a pretty damsel like Ehi, I’m sure he would have just smiled.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why this is going viral. She made a mistake and was corrected. So?
ReplyDeleteShe did not see her action as a mistake, if she did, she would have apologised.
DeleteI saw a video where a white person was calling him Tony and he just smiled . He did not correct the oyinbo.
ReplyDeleteYeye
Don't mind him!π
DeleteWas the white man his employee? You Gen Zs continue justifying nonsense and showing your "woke" mentality. No wonder most of you are unemployed or going round in circles in your life. Na only to party and "lounge" una sabi. Yoyr parents financially supporting you, will soon go to the other side of the world and you will see shege banza
DeleteHow have your generation and the older ones ruling the Gen Zs faired with all you so-called respect?
DeleteMoney laundering, round-tripping of Forex, dirty deals, bribery and corruption. No wonder the country is in such a rot!
Billionaires by corruption, wealth by looting. Backward country. π€’π€’π€’π€’
Na just because he's Rich
ReplyDeleteIf na poor man e no go trend.
But na normal thing for their sector
Good she was corrected
ReplyDeleteA simple Sir, Mr, ...
ReplyDeleteThe " Woke" generation π
The fact that she's a graduate trainee, c'mon she under his payroll. Gosh. Later they will say is gen z
ReplyDeleteGraduate trainee didn't mean addressing him as Tony is disrespectful. That's the culture in the banking sector.
DeleteHer tone and body language were π―% polite.
Oh chim! Abroad it’s first name for everybody if you like be Elon Musk and respect is served accordingly. If it were a fine lady with an accent he will even smile. Our issues in Nigeria need second coming.
ReplyDeleteLate Chief Paschal Dozie of the defunct Diamond Bank told his staff then to call him by his first name. No big deal. But then we are Africans
ReplyDeleteShe was wrong naa
ReplyDelete