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Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, said he didn’t believe how wealthy he was until he withdrew $10 million from his bank account all at once.
Dangote disclosed this during an interview session with fellow billionaire — Dr Mo Ibrahim, at the 2019 Ibrahim Forum in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
Mo was full of questions – The renowned industrialist was asked about how he felt when he first achieved success.
In response, Dangote stated that he didn’t believe he had money until the day he drove himself to the bank, withdrew the sum of $10 million, and took it home in the butt of his car. He said he took the money inside his house, stared at it, and returned it to the bank the following day.
Afterwards, he believed he was a millionaire.
Mo also asked for details about the Dangote Refinery. About $13bn expended on the project– According to Africa’s richest man, the refinery project he is undertaking in Lagos has, so far, gulped between $12 billion to $13 billion.
When asked why it seems so expensive, Dangote explained that the project is multifaceted, covering the refinery, petrochemical, fertiliser, and gas pipeline.
He then described the project and the facility it is located on which, according to him is “huge”. And just so you know how huge, it has 30 kilometres of fencing!
He also talked about some of the challenges they’ve faced, including having to build a port for the facility. This is because regular Nigerian ports cannot handle the weight of some of the equipment they are shipping in.