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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has accepted an invitation to appear on Nigerian content creator Bae U Barbie’s YouTube programme, Curiosity Made Me Ask.
Bae U Barbie, whose real name is Adebayo Ridwan, invited the billionaire to the programme during a conversation about his media engagements and the importance of connecting with young Nigerians interested in his business and its planned initial public offering (IPO).
The content creator observed that most of Dangote’s interviews had been conducted on platforms that were not popular among younger audiences, despite their interest in investing in his company.
“Most of the interviews we’ve seen you have been on platforms that my generation don’t watch,” Bae U Barbie said.
He clarified that he was not asking Dangote to dismiss his media team but urged the businessman to consider appearing on his show after completing his existing engagements.
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“I’m not saying you should sack your media team. No, but you know, when you finish,” he said before asking when the billionaire would feature on the programme.
Responding, Dangote acknowledged the importance of engaging younger Nigerians, describing them as the country’s future while admitting that his generation had not done enough for Nigeria and Africa.
“Honestly, the future that we have is actually you, the youth. We, our own generation, really, we have not really done very well for Nigeria and also for Africa. That’s the truth,” he said.
The billionaire stressed the need for older Nigerians to share their experiences with younger people to help them understand the country’s history and development.
“So we need to sit down with some of you and discuss our own experience with you,” he added.
