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If I have an idea, I can actualize it through our political leaders.

~Aliko Dangote

Topics: Idea Leaders Our Political Political Leaders Through I Can

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If bad and inexperienced politicians control power in Nigeria, my wealth may turn into poverty, and I am not ready to become a poor man.

~Aliko Dangote

Topics: Am Bad Become Control Inexperienced Man May Nigeria Politicians Poor Poor Man Poverty Power Ready Turn Wealth I Am

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I used to own two homes in Atlanta. But it was a lot of trouble. There are leaky roofs; you have to call people. It takes up too much time to own property everywhere. Now I stay at the St. Regis. I used to like cars a lot, too. I had 25 of them: Porsches, Ferraris.

~Aliko Dangote

Topics: Atlanta Call Car Everywhere Had Homes Like Lot Much Now Own People Property Stay Takes Them Time Too Too Much Too Much Time Trouble Two Up Used You

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My great-grandfather was a kola nut trader and the richest man in West Africa at the time of his death. My father was a businessman and politician. I was actually raised by my grandfather.

~Aliko Dangote

Topics: Actually Africa Businessman Death Father Grandfather Great-Grandfather His Man Nut Politician Raised Richest Time Trader West

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I always tried to move up the food chain. I started with cement and then moved into textiles and banking. When I was trading sugar, I added salt and flour so that then we could do pasta. And then I thought, why not make the bag for it, too? So, we started making packaging.

~Aliko Dangote

Topics: Added Always Bag Banking Cement Chain Could Flour Food Food Chain Make Making Move Moved Packaging Pasta Salt Started Sugar Then Thought Too Trading Tried Up Why Why Not

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The number one thing that kills businesses in Africa is power - or the lack of power.

~Aliko Dangote

Topics: Africa Businesses Lack Number One Thing Power Thing

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If I had challenges in my company, I would not hesitate to sell assets to remain afloat, to get to the better times, because it doesn't make any sense for me to keep any assets and then suffocate the whole organization.

~Aliko Dangote

Topics: Afloat Any Assets Because Better Challenges Company Get Had Hesitate Keep Make Me Organization Remain Sell Sense Then Times Whole Would

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The gas, which is our main source of power, is priced in dollars.

~Aliko Dangote

Topics: Dollars Gas Main Our Power Source Which

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The most dangerous thing for an entrepreneur to do is to actually go into a business that he does not understand fully.

~Aliko Dangote

Topics: Actually Business Dangerous Dangerous Thing Does Entrepreneur Fully Go He Most Thing Understand

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I've run a very successful business, and I think I can also run a very successful team.

~Aliko Dangote

Topics: Also Business Run Successful Team Think Very I Think I Can

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Biography

Nationality: Nigerian

Type: Businessman

Born: April 10th, 1957

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