Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that his passion for an industrialized Nigeria is the reason he doesn’t own houses outside the country.
Speaking at a media parley at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos State, Dangote explained that he sold his London house in 1996 to focus on industrialization in Nigeria.
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Dangote stated, “The reason I don’t have a London or America house is solely because I wanted to focus on industrialization in Nigeria. I figured that if I had those houses, there will be one reason or the other for me to visit those places thereby causing distraction for me.”
He added, “I am very passionate about the Nigeria dream and apart from my Lagos house, I have another one in my home state Kano and a rented one in Abuja.”
Fatima Dangote, Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations, commended her father for his dedication to the Nigerian dream. She said, “I have not seen anyone as hardworking as my father, sometimes I wonder how he never gives up. I wish we have a few more men like my father in Nigeria, the country will be a better place.”