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PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES ALHAJI ALIKO DANGOTE ON BIRTHDAY. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE


PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES ALHAJI ALIKO DANGOTE ON BIRTHDAY

 


President Bola Tinubu extends his warm congratulations to Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of the Dangote Group, on the occasion of his birthday, today, April 10, 2024. 

 

The President joins the family and friends of Alhaji Dangote to celebrate the founder of the largest industrial conglomerate in West Africa and one of Africa's business lodestars.

 

Referencing the many industrial feats of the business colossus, President Tinubu extols Alhaji Dangote's famed dauntless and inventive spirit, as well as his facility for excellence in any venture.

 

The President commends the Chairman of the Dangote Group for his interventions and support for Nigeria's young entrepreneurs, describing him as one of the industrialists who have kept the country on the global map as a haven for enterprise.

 

As Alhaji Dangote marks this birthday, the President wishes him many more prosperous years in his storied endeavours in Nigeria, Africa, and the world.

 

Chief Ajuri Ngelale 

Special Adviser to the President

(Media & Publicity)

April 10, 2024

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