One thing that Nigerians will never forget about Mark Zuckerberg visitation is that of his simplicity. President Muhammadu Buhari has join the league of Nigerians the has heap praise on Mark simplicity when he was in Nigeria.
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari commend founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg for sharing his wealth of knowledge with Nigerian youth, and inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs.
He made this remark yesterday, when receiving Mark at state house in Abuja. He further says that he respect his attitude with Nigerian youth since his arrival were most timely as the country was already exploring opportunities to spur development through entrepreneurship.
“Nigeria has always been identified as a country with great potentials for growth, especially with our youthful population, but now we are moving beyond the potentials to reality.
“I am impressed by your simplicity in sharing your knowledge and wealth with those with less income,’’ the president said.
President Buhari also commend his simplicity which is rare in this part of our culture despite being six richest person in the world. He also challenged the culture of lavish wealth display and impulsive spending that had become peculiar to Nigerians.
“In our culture, we are not used to seeing successful people appear like you. We are not used to seeing successful people jogging and sweating on the streets.
“We are more used to seeing successful people in air-conditioned places. We are happy you are well-off and simple enough to always share,’’ he added.