Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, says the house he stays whenever he is in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, is a rented property and not his personal residence.
Dangote who disclosed this uring a media parley at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, on Sunday, said his passion for an industrialised Nigeria is the sole reason he decided not to have houses outside Nigeria.
Dangote disclosed that he once had a house in London, but he sold it in 1996.
He said, “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.
“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.”
In her closing remarks, the Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations, Fatima Dangote, commended Mr Dangote for never giving up on the Nigerian dream.
She added, “I have not seen anyone as hardworking as my father, sometimes I wonder how he never gives up.
“I wish we had a few more men like my father in Nigeria, the country will be a better place.”
