- Safiu Kehinde
The first grandson of Nigerian billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed how his first grandson rejected offer to work at his company, insisting on establishing himself independently.
Dangote made the disclosure during his address at engagement with Kenyan and East African Institutional Investors on Tuesday.
The Africa’s richest man mentioned his grandson and his ambition while speaking on how Dangote Group designs their plan for future projects.
Dangote maintained that the group often work with a five-year vision with everybody senior officials at company, including his children, fully engaged in the plan towards the goal.
‘I always say that when people has ten years vision, the get tired. They will relax and think that those 10 years will never come. We don’t do 10 years vision. What we do is five.
‘And in this five, everybody, from myself to Mr. Edwin, our Group Vice President; Mr. Alake, our Group Vice President; to our GCFO, Mr. Morratt; to all the Dangote Directors.’ He said.
Dangote thereafter announced the presence of his first daughter, Mariam, and his husband.
He also introduced his grandson, an Electrical Engineering, who, according to Dangote, expressed desire to work independently in other company outside the Dangote conglomerate.
‘In fact, my first daughter, Mariam Dangote, and her husuband are here.
‘My first grandson who doesn’t find it interesting to work with me for now wants to go and get experience with KPMG or PWC. After, he will come and join us.
‘He is an Electrical Engineer. But he wants to go and learn about money first.’ The billionaire businessman said.
