Abuja, Nigeria
Africa's richest person, Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote group turned 57, Thursday. In events leading up to an unprecedented birthday bash, he granted an exclusive birthday interview to our reporter in Abuja.
"I realise I am a tin billionaire," he began. "I must say that, anywhere else with the rule of law and fair competition, I would not have become this rich and for this I am grateful to Allah. I just want to assure Nigerians that although through regular large donations to the PDP I have maintained de facto monopolies I am a god fearing man who neither smokes, drinks nor commits zina. It is not that I hate those things. It is that I have no time for them, but God judges actions."
On the rumour that he was maintaining a yacht in Lagos, he said: "This is true. But I have resolved to give up all my ill acquired wealth and donate that yacht to the National Mosque. Think of it, hearing the call to prayer in the ocean."
Renouncing all worldly wealth and vowing to start a new life, he stated: "At this point I have it all: money cars and monopolies. I am the richest dude in the largest economy in Africa. I am hereby donating a third of my wealth to the poor of Nigeria and living the rest of my life without ruining my competition. I advise the PDP to leave me alone and look for some other benefactor. I dedicate the rest of my life to the work of Allah starting with a building a casino where there will be no alcohol and the money gotten from the losers will be used to propagate the word of God."
-DP
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