Dangote and Bill Gates met
President Tinubu at the State House on Monday, June 19, 2023.
Nigerian business tycoon, Aliko Dangote and Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates have congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the removal of fuel subsidy and other recent strides achieved by the new administration.
Dangote made this known in a chat with State
House correspondents after the duo met with the President in his office on
Monday.
According to businessman, the expectation is
that the removal of fuel subsidy will open up better financial capabilities for
the country to invest in other areas such as education as well as advance
development among the citizenry.
The business tycoon further stated that the
courtesy visit was congratulatory and an opportunity to brief the President on
the activities of the Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote Foundations, as they seek
more commitments from the President, particularly towards advancing the
nation’s health sector.
He also noted that “Nigerians have been
getting a lot and should expect more. All is great, things are going well”.
On his part, the President pledged to
prioritise the health and safety of Nigerians, underscoring that the health of
citizens, particularly the workforce is critical for any country to develop.
The President said his administration would
do all that is required to make their work in Nigeria and Africa successful,
particularly in the area of eradicating polio, measles, malaria and other
diseases from the continent.
According to the President, Gates “has all it
takes to help developing nations more”.
Following his inauguration, Tinubu has
continued to host prominent guests in Aso Rock.
He had earlier today met with Chairman of
Bhanti Artel Worldwide, Sunil Mittal; who came in company of Chief Executive
Officer Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya, and other members of the company’s
board.
Tinubu also held a meeting with the United
States Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Energy Resources, Geoffrey
Praytt, as well as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari.
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