Aliko Dangote

If you don't have ambition, you shouldn't be alive. ”

If bad and inexperienced politicians control power in Nigeria, my wealth may turn into poverty, and I am not ready to become a poor man. ”

If I have an idea, I can actualize it through our political leaders. ”

What I always say is that money doesn't have colour. It doesn't matter whether you are from Africa or anywhere in the world. The colour of money is the same. ”

My love for Arsenal dates back to when I went to watch them play with the then-largest shareholder David Dein. I developed a likeness for the team, and I have been a supporter of the team since then. ”

The most dangerous thing for an entrepreneur to do is to actually go into a business that he does not understand fully. ”

Where the foreign exchange is not available, we are cutting down our operations. For example, we had a vegetable oil refinery; we have shut it down. We had a tomato-based processing plant; we have shut it down. ”

The people who were supposed to invest in refineries, who understand the market, are benefiting from there being no refineries because of the fuel import business. ”

I'm not in it for the money. No, no. I like to run a business that's successful... I'm a very creative person. ”

I've run a very successful business, and I think I can also run a very successful team. ”