Wednesday 10 June, 2026
Some leaders build companies. Mo built a school of leadership disguised as a company
He is, simply, one of the rarest talents and mentors Africa has ever produced — an entrepreneur who probably created more millionaires inside Celtel than most billionaires on this continent have created in a lifetime. That, to me, is the truest measure of the man: not the wealth he accumulated, but the wealth he distributed and the careers he set alight.
He built a business that became the envy of long-established global FMCG players, and posted sterling growth across 8 Anglophone and 8 Francophone markets — proof that operational excellence and integrity could thrive together on African soil.
I had the privilege of seeing it up close. We grew Nigeria from 5 million to 20 million customers, and revenue from half a billion to $2 billion — in just 36 months.
Mo taught a generationof us that ambition and ethics are not trade-offs. They are partners.
Thank you, Mo.
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