{Politics} President Buhari Impressed by Zuckerberg’s Drive to Inspire Nigerian Youths into Entrpreneurship
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja commended the Founder of social networking website, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, for sharing his wealth of knowledge with Nigerian youths, and inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs.
Receiving the tech entrepreneur in the State House, 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 (CcHub) 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.
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