President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday commended the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of social networking website, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, for sharing his wealth of knowledge with Nigerian youths, and inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs.

According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke while granting audience to Zuckerberg at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Buhari said the various meetings held with Nigerian youths since his arrival in the country were most timely as the country was already exploring opportunities to spur development through entrepreneurship.

He said, “Nigeria has always been identified as a country with great potential for growth, especially with our youthful population, but now we are moving beyond the potential to reality.

“I am impressed by your simplicity in sharing your knowledge and wealth with those with less income.”

The President noted that the simplicity and magnanimity of the entrepreneur, who is among the world’s richest men, had also challenged the culture of lavish wealth display and impulsive spending that had become peculiar to Nigerians.

“In our culture, we are not used to seeing successful people appear like you. We are not used to seeing successful people jogging and sweating on the streets.

“We are more used to seeing successful people in air-conditioned places. We are happy you are well-off and simple enough to always share,” he said.

In his remarks, Zuckerberg said he was impressed by the interest, energy and entrepreneurial spirit displayed by young Nigerians in all the ICT camps that he had visited.

“I was highly impressed by the talent of the youths in the Co-creation Hub in Yaba. I was blown away by their talent and the level of energy that I saw,’’ he said.

Zuckerberg added that he is in the country to promote the penetration of “fast and cheap” internet connectivity, Express-wifi, that would help people create online businesses and reduce poverty.


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Government of pictures... Yinmu

use less man of a President!!!

This speech is an insult to all the people he met with in Lagos.

How sad .. @presidency

abokibuhari:
use less man of a President!!!

VampireeM:


Lol.. Wondering if PMB, Mark Zuckerberg gave this reply to even have a clue on what wifi and co means

Bubu don suffer

Our leaders should also provide an enabling environment for our youth.

DONSMITH123:




“I am impressed by your simplicity in sharing your knowledge and wealth with those with less income.”


http://punchng.com/i-am-impressed-by-your-simplicity-buhari-tells-zuckerberg/

Impressive if he really makes that comment. Hope Apc won't come out to debunk it later sha

mtchew

Flexherbal:
Our leaders should also provide an enabling environment for our youth.

gbam

Don't just say it, Learn it!

Buhari sef

The visit of Mark to africa and Nigeria especially, its to enlighten our leaders that young people are about to take over!

Resign Bubu, resign

That's how Mark did not visit Seun . He'll come back sha

Ok

Buhari dat was forming simplicity b4 election, aftr election wat hapnd, his feeding budget has surpassed dat of Gej. Buhari is a 1st class hypocrite.

Oya slap that Kenya guy

I for insult Buhari now but he is d president of Nigeria I will not insult him

While we Nigerians are not impressed with the Daura animals's pride and clueless dispositions

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Jeje la ye gba.

thank you mark!

Yet Mr Buhari, your wife is wearing a 10 million naira watch

Adviser on new media always


Can't this man make statement direct to Nigerians and visitors like Mark Zuckeberg from his mouth

These advisers una go soon tire


No wonder the senile, incompetent president ran away from common presidential debate, yet some mumu Nigerians still went ahead to vote him.

These Nigerians are a cursed to humanity for buying into Buhari's presidency