President Bola Tinubu has hailed Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of the Dangote Group, as an industrialist who has kept the country on the global map as a haven for enterprise.
Tinubu made this remark in his message to the industrialist on the occasion of his birthday on Wednesday.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
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Ngelale said that the President joined the family and friends of Dangote to celebrate the founder of the largest industrial conglomerate in West Africa and one of Africa’s business lodestars.
“Referencing the many industrial feats of the business colossus, President Tinubu extols Alhaji Dangote’s famed dauntless and inventive spirit, as well as his facility for excellence in any venture.
“The President commends the Chairman of the Dangote Group for his interventions and support for Nigeria’s young entrepreneurs, describing him as one of the industrialists who have kept the country on the global map as a haven for enterprise.”
The Presidential spokesman said at Dangote birthday, Tinubu wished him many more prosperous years in his endeavours in Nigeria, Africa and the world.
Dangote is the founder, chairman, and CEO of the Dangote Group, the largest industrial conglomerate in West Africa. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated his net worth at $16.1 billion in November 2023, making him the richest person in Africa, the world’s richest black person, and the world’s 107th richest person overall.
Dangote collaborated with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on public health initiatives. In August 2014, he contributed N150 million ($750,000) to support the Nigerian government’s endeavors in curbing the Ebola outbreak.
