Everyday truth (Need to Know) .............................................. Alhaji Aliko Dangote (Dangote) is Nigeria’s most well known businessperson and may be its wealthiest citizen. He has taken on the aura of an economic folk hero for some, villain for others. To supporters, he symbolizes that Nigeria can do more than barter and trade. It can succeed in manufacturing. To detractors, he is a predator using connections in a corrupt political economy to tilt the playing field in his favor and sideline potential competition. The truth resides somewhere between these caricatures. Dangote is counted among President Obasanjo’s inner circle of business advisors. It is no coincidence that many products on Nigeria’s import ban lists are items in which Dangote has major interests. Read more: newsrescue/paying-double-the-world-price-dangote-cements-nigerians-in-poverty/#ixzz2g4i2uRYC
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:16:12 +0000
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