President Muhammadu
Buhari met with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg behind closed door at
State House at Abuja on Friday, September 2
– The president commended the social media genius saying he is an
inspiration to a good number of Nigerians
– Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity
posted a statement on his Facebook wall on the details of the meeting
between his principal and Zuckerberg
President Muhammadu Buhari received the behind the social media
platform, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. Buhari said the seventh wealthiest
man is a point of reference to Nigerians.
The Facebook founder attended the Aso Villa Demo Day taking place today,
September 2, in Abuja. The spokesman to the president, Femi Adesina gave an incite of what
transpired when both men met at the State House on Friday, September 2.
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President Muhammadu Buhari with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
According to the statement, it reads: President Buhari commends
Zuckerberg for inspiring Nigerian youths into entrepreneurship
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja commended the Chief Executive
Officer and Co-founder of social networking website, Facebook, Mark
Elliot Zuckerberg for sharing his wealth of knowledge with Nigerian
youths, and inspiring a new generation of entreprepreneur President Buhari
said the various meetings held with Nigerian youths since his arrival
were most timely as the country was already exploring opportunities to
spur development through entrepreneurship.
“Nigeria has always been identified as a country with great potentials
for growth, especially with our youthful population, but now we are
moving beyond the potentials to reality.
“I am impressed by your simplicity in sharing your knowledge and wealth
with those with less income,” the President said.
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,” he
added.
In his remarks, Zuckerberg said 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,” he said.
Zuckerberg said 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.
The Tweet below shows a comparison between Zuckerberg and a rich
Nigerian:
President Muhammadu
Buhari met with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg behind closed door at
State House at Abuja on Friday, September 2
– The president commended the social media genius saying he is an
inspiration to a good number of Nigerians
– Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity
posted a statement on his Facebook wall on the details of the meeting
between his principal and Zuckerberg
President Muhammadu Buhari received the behind the social media
platform, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. Buhari said the seventh wealthiest
man is a point of reference to Nigerians.
The Facebook founder attended the Aso Villa Demo Day taking place today,
September 2, in Abuja. The spokesman to the president, Femi Adesina gave an incite of what
transpired when both men met at the State House on Friday, September 2.
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buhari and zuckerberg
President Muhammadu Buhari with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
According to the statement, it reads: President Buhari commends
Zuckerberg for inspiring Nigerian youths into entrepreneurship
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja commended the Chief Executive
Officer and Co-founder of social networking website, Facebook, Mark
Elliot Zuckerberg for sharing his wealth of knowledge with Nigerian
youths, and inspiring a new generation of entreprepreneur President Buhari
said the various meetings held with Nigerian youths since his arrival
were most timely as the country was already exploring opportunities to
spur development through entrepreneurship.
“Nigeria has always been identified as a country with great potentials
for growth, especially with our youthful population, but now we are
moving beyond the potentials to reality.
“I am impressed by your simplicity in sharing your knowledge and wealth
with those with less income,” the President said.
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,” he
added.
In his remarks, Zuckerberg said 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,” he said.
Zuckerberg said 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.
The Tweet below shows a comparison between Zuckerberg and a rich
Nigerian:
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