‘I Didn’t Inherit Any Money From My Father, I Built Everything From Scratch’ — Dangote

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has revealed that he didn’t inherit any money from his father.

He stated that he built his empire from nothing.

It is widely believed that the Billionaire inherited his wealth from his late father, Mohammed Dangote.

Speaking in a new interview, Dangote however confirmed that his father who died when he was only 8 years old was actually wealthy but he (Dangote) gave out the things that his late father willed to him to charity, and started his own life.

Aliko Dangote is now valued at $14bn by Forbes and this makes him the 95th richest person in the world.

He has the largest cement company in Africa and his refinery in Ibeju-Lekki when completed is set to be one of the largest in the world.