Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group and Chief sponsor of the Dangote Foundation, in a talk at the Goalkeepers Summit in New York on Wednesday, says he prays to imitate Bill Gates by giving a chunk of his wealth to charity.
Bill Gates, the business magnate, a philanthropist and humanitarian, is the principal founder of Microsoft Corporation. He and his wife, Melinda Gates, established a private charitable foundation in 2000 called Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where they donate 95% of their wealth to the foundation according to the TheCable News. The Foundation is ranked second most generous philanthropist in the US according to Bloomberg Business Week.
Dangote has said that he is inspired by their acts of generous giving, and prays that he can emulate them’
Speaking about Bill Gates, Dangote said:
“Honestly one of the things that made me very shocked and surprised is that at that time I hadn’t had the opportunity of meeting Bill 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, everything. He is very committed to helping humanity and that really surprises.”
“It surprises me a lot and I realized 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.
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“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.”
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