Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has explained his passion for an industrialised Nigeria is why he doesn’t have houses outside Nigeria.
During a media parley at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State Dangote revealed that he once had a London house which he sold in 1996.
He added: “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.
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“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.”
Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations, Fatima Dangote, commended Dangote for never giving up on 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.”