Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has taken to his Instagram page to pen down a lovely message about Nigerian billionaire, Alhaji Aliko Dangote as he clocks 63 today, 10th of April.
In the message, Sanwo-Olu described Dangote to be an exceptional entrepreneur and a detribalised Nigerian because of how the business man has shown his abiding faith in the strength of our economy by investing across diverse sectors .
Sanwo-Olu also added that Aliko Dangote has served as a source of encouragement to all Nigerians.
Read all he said below;
“Today, I celebrate Aliko Dangote on his birthday. His success story as an exceptional entrepreneur and a detribalised Nigerian continue to serve as a source of encouragement to all Nigerians across tribes and religions to believe in the greatness of our country.
As an outstanding businessman, he continues to show his abiding faith in the strength of our economy by investing across diverse sectors in a way that creates jobs for thousands of Nigerians especially in Lagos State where he has his largest investments. On behalf of my family and the good people of Lagos I wish Aliko Dangote many happy returns and good health.
Happy birthday!
Aliko Dangote GCON is a Nigerian business magnate, investor, and owner of the Dangote Group, which has interests in commodities in Nigeria and other African countries. As of March 2019, he had an estimated net worth of US$10.6 billion.
Dangote is ranked by Forbes magazine as the 100th-richest person in the world and the richest in Africa and peaked on the list as the 23rd-richest person in the world in 2014. He surpassed Saudi-Ethiopian billionaire Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi in 2013 by over $2.6 billion to become the world’s richest person of African descent.