Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote has revealed that he
plans to give out a large part of his wealth to charity just like Microsoft
founder, Bill Gates.
In his speech at the 2019 Goalkeepers’ event hosted by the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in New York on Wednesday September 24,
Dangote expressed delight in Bill Gates' philanthrophy which is quite evident
in Nigeria.
According to him, the billionaire philanthropist has
invested so much in people he has no relationship with and this has made him
(Dangote) a better person.
He said "When I started my foundation in 1994, I never
realised we had this massive challenge in the health sector.
“Really, it was mind-boggling when we had this agreement to
collaborate with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and that really opened
my eyes to realise that there are a lot of challenges in health.
“At that time I didnt have the opportunity of meeting Biill
but meeting Bill changed me into a different person. This is somebody that has
nothing to do with us in Africa or Nigeria but he is putting his money and his
soul into everything.
“He is very committed to helping humanity and that really
surprises me a lot and I realised that he is a simple person and I never knew
Bill would be this simple. He is a very soft-spoken guy and kind hearted.
“It is very difficult to find people like Bill in this
world. Bill, we are very grateful and I can assure you that with my association
with Bill, my only prayer is that in the next few years, I will try and give my
chunk of wealth to charity.”
