“I made my money from scratch despite coming from a rich family” – Aliko Dangote (video)

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote shares that even though he descended from a wealthy family, he did not get a kobo of their wealth.

The Nigerian billionaire recently surpassed Johann Rupert from South Africa to become Africa’s richest man.

He admitted in a new interview how his great grandfather was the richest man in West Africa in the 1940s.

His grandfather was also rich and even his own father was a rich businessman who combined his business and politics.

However, Dangote recalls with pride how he didn’t collect a dime from their wealth and still built everything he had from scratch.

Although he confesses that his father left him a tangible amount in his will, he donated it to charity.

Watch the video here

“My late great grandfather was the richest man in West Africa and my grandfather was one of the richest in Nigeria”. – Aliko Dangote pic.twitter.com/WneSXvQXjs

— Tycoon (@TycoonRazzi) February 2, 2024