Forbes Reports on Sir Emeka Offor's Efforts to Battle Polio
The following story by Mfonobong Nsehe was published by Forbes on June 26, 2012. To see the original article, click here. Nigerian Millionaire Donates $1 Million To Rotary International Sir Emeka Offor, a wealthy Nigerian oil baron, has donated $1 million toPolioPlus, an international polio eradication programme promoted by Rotary International, Nigeria’s Vanguardnewspaper has reported. Offor, who is the founder and Executive Vice Chairman of Chrome Group, a Nigerian conglomerate with interests in oil trading, biofuels, dredging and logistics, made the donation on Sunday during the ongoing 2013 RotaryInternational Convention taking place in Lisbon, Portugal. “Polio should have no place in our world. Therefore, today I am giving an additional $1 million to PolioPlus,” he said, during the convention in a video available here. This is not the first time the Nigerian tycoon is donating to Rotary’s PolioPlus initiative, which provides …