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Alhaji Aliko Dangote
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President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Africa’s
renowned businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on his 60th
birthday.
The President’s congratulatory message to Dangote is
contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by his Special Adviser on
Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina.
Adesina said President Buhari joined the business world,
Dangote’s friends and family in congratulating the Forbes’ rated richest
African and black man for his “patriotism and kind heartedness’’
The president noted with delight that Dangote was always
making sacrifices to safeguard the health of the nation, most remarkably the
polio and Ebola interventions.
According to him, the global business mogul remains a
shining example of the virtues of choosing entrepreneurship from an early age.
He noted that over the years, the business mogul had pursued
his career with diligence and perseverance to build some of the world’s largest
manufacturing and distribution companies.
President Buhari commended “the humility, simplicity and
cosmopolitan outlook of the entrepreneur who defies ethnic and religious
persuasions in extending support to the poor and vulnerable and providing
employment opportunities without discrimination’’.
He also lauded him for inspiring and mentoring young
Nigerians to greatness.
The President acknowledged Dangote’s role in bolstering the
economy through continuous engagement and counseling of governments on best
practices in promoting the ease of doing business.
He prayed that the almighty God would grant Dangote more
wisdom, good health and longer life to serve his country and humanity.
Aliko Dangote, described as “a prodigiously wealthy and
luxuriantly blessed billionaire’’, was born on April 10, 1957, in Kano state.
Dangote, who owns the Dangote Group, which has interests in
commodities as well as oil and gas businesses, operates in Nigeria and other
African countries, including Benin, Kenya, Ethiopia, Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana,
South Africa, Togo, Tanzania, and Zambia.
The business mogul had once replied to a question that he
wants to be remembered “as Africa’s greatest industrialist.’’
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