Adebayo Adenrele
The Nigerian-born African Business Tycoon, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has taken people aback, saying he doesn’t have a house outside the country.
Dangote stated that he doesn’t spend money lavishly, as he invest more into charity than personal wants.
He noted discipline as the determinant of his simple, quiet life, adding that he is always embarrassed when he try to show being wealthy.
In his words, “I’m not a person who just likes to throw away money. I spend more money on charitable things than myself. Luckily, myself and my children, have been very disciplined. That’s why if you look at it today, because of the way I run my lifestyle, I don’t have any home outside Nigeria. I stay in hotels. Quiet. Simple. My life is not very lavish, and I get very embarrassed if I try to show that I have money. I don’t.
“I think I always advise people that it’s better to be very communal. In Lagos, I drive myself around on weekends. I ask my driver to go have a rest, and then I drive myself around. I still visit the normal friends I grew up with. My house is open 24 hours a day for them. I mingle with everybody. That’s the only way to get to know what’s going on.”
NEWSTODAYNG recalled that the business mogul also had his oil, ‘The Dangote Refinery,” inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari on May 22, 2023, in Lekki, Lagos State.
According to research, the Oil Refinery, when in full operation, is expected to have the capacity to process about 650,000 barrels per day of crude oil thus, becoming the largest single-train refinery in the world.
