President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his respect for the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Facebook Mark Elliot Zuckerberg for his simplicity.
The President who received in audience the internet entrepreneur at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa on Friday, said: “I am impressed by your simplicity in sharing your knowledge and wealth with those with less income.”
President Buhari 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.”
The President commended the Facebook CEO for sharing his wealth of knowledge with Nigerian youths, and inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs.
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He said that the various meetings the entrepreneur held with Nigerian youths since his arrival were most timely as the country is already exploring opportunities to spur development through entrepreneurship.
“Nigeria has always been identified as a country with great potentials for growth, especially with the population of our youth, but now we are moving beyond the potentials to reality.
In his remarks, Zuckerberg said that 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.”
Zuckerberg said that he was 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. [myad]
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