“Money Miss Road”- Sowore Reacts After Tony Elumelu Corrects Young Lady Who Called Him “Tony” at Public Event

• Activist Omoyele Sowore has criticised Tony Elumelu after the businessman corrected a graduate trainee who addressed him as “Tony” during a public event.
• Sowore questioned the difference between calling Elumelu “Tony” and “TOE”, describing the incident as “much ado about nothing.”
• His remarks have sparked mixed reactions, with some Nigerians defending Elumelu’s demand for respect.

Activist and politician Omoyele Sowore has reacted to the viral video of billionaire businessman Tony Elumelu correcting a young graduate trainee who addressed him by his first name during a public event.

In the video, the young woman, reportedly a graduate trainee of the UBA Banking School, stood up to ask Elumelu a question and referred to him as “Tony.”

Elumelu immediately corrected her, asking her to address him as “Mr. Elumelu” or “TOE”. He also said he does not subscribe to what he described as the “oyinbo life” of addressing people by their first names.

Reacting to the incident, Sowore questioned the difference between the two forms of address and criticised Elumelu’s response.

“Don’t call me Tony, call me Mr. Elumelu or ‘TOE.’”

“When I said Tony Elumelu is a content creator with little or no intellect, his supporters were enraged.”

“Now, what exactly is the difference between being called ‘Tony’ and ‘TOE’? Much ado about nothing!”

“This is what Nigerians used to call ‘money miss road’.”

Sowore’s comments have also attracted reactions, with some Nigerians defending Elumelu and arguing that the young woman should have used a more respectful form of address.

Abasifreke Okon: “He did not ask the young girl to call him honourable or title

Just Mr.

That’s respect, he has her mate at home”

K A Adams Jnr: “Mr Elumelu is 63 yrs. It’s common sense that when you see an elderly person, you don’t call them by their names. “Sir” is okay….”

Sunny Onyena: “He simply said to the manner mannerless girl to address him as Mr. Elumelu or Mr. Tony”

Sharon Aseroraye: “He said the girl should address him as Mr so so and so and he is very correct”

Oghene Tega: “Waiting for VDM opinion because e go different”

Samuel E. Okhonfoh: “The real content creator don talk… Must he jump on every conversation?”

Ada-Zion Ogbonna: “he said Mr ,dont call me tony call me Mr elumelu or toe ,the correction is because of the absent of =(MR)”

Japheth Joseph: “So what’s the difference between Sowore and So warey”

Ubokobong Dan: “Must you jump to every conversation?”

Shady Fitnx: “Our international herb presido”

Shadrach Johnson: “Our activist…”

Jasper Chigozirim: “Sowore is the content creator here. He always finds means of creating content so as to stay relevant in this space.”