DAILY TRUST
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has said that the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, came to Lagos with nothing about 45 years ago, but he is now Africa’s richest man.
“Dangote came to Lagos with nothing about 45 years ago, but he is now Africa’s richest man,” Sanwo-Olu jocularly said in his speech at the commissioning of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals, the world’s largest single-train refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, on Monday.
He described Dangote as a detribalised man who saw the wealth of the state, adding that Dangote is a Lagosian who has invested in the prosperity of the state and Nigeria.
Earlier, Dangote thanked Lagos State government, starting from the era of President-elect Bola Tinubu, who governed Lagos between 1999 and 2007, till Sanwo-Olu.
“Those like me, who have made Lagos our home will testify that since the beginning of the current democratic dispensation, the government of Lagos State has been exceptionally remarkable in its commitment and support for the private sector.
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