Aliko Dangote GCON (born 10 April 1957) is a Nigerian billionaire, who owns the Dangote Group, which has interests in commodities. The company operates in Nigeria and other African countries, including Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa, Togo, Tanzania, and Zambia. As of January 2015, he had an estimated net worth of US$18.6 billion.

Dangote is ranked by Forbes magazine as the 67th richest person in the world and the richest in Africa; he 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. (Source: Wikipedia)

I think Nigeria would be better if those who stole public money could establish great industries here, instead of lodging the money abroad. Dangote employs many people and pay them salaries. He’s done many things that might reduce our dependency on some foreign products. He’s now building some refineries.

Some people see Dangote as a blessing to Nigeria. Some people see him as a scourge. For example, they complain when some of his trucks have accidents. They think there are bad things about him which members of the public don’t know. Which thought is correct?

Do you think the blame people place on Dangote is justified? What could be the reasons for such blame?


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