Buhari Impressed By Zuckerbergs Simplicity

 The President of Nigeria, Muhammed Buhari on Friday the 2nd of September, 2016 commended on the simplicity of the CEO and Co-founder of the No.1 social Networking Site ,Facebook, Mr Mark Zuckerberg who came to Nigeria and shared wealth of knowledge with the Nigerian youths thereby inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs.

The special adviser on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, Mr Femi Adesina stated that, the President commended on Zuckerbergs simplicity while granting him audience at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The President said that, Marks visit and meetings with the Nigerian youths were most timely as the country was already seeking opportunities to bring development through entrepreneurship.

He said, "Nigeria has always been identified as a country with great potential for growth, especially with our youthful population,but now we are moving beyond the potential to reality. I'm impressed by your simplicity in sharing your knowledge and wealth with the less privileged

The President 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 said.

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 added that he is 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.
Source;  Golden Zeneth