Dangote: Wealth Should Not Make Anyone Feel Superior

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Share on XTelegram Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has urged wealthy people to embrace humility and simplicity, saying he can comfortably stay in even the worst hotel despite his billionaire status.

Dangote spoke at an event tagged Vision 2030 on Monday, where he emphasised that wealth and social standing should not make anyone feel superior to others.

“Today, if you take me to anywhere, if you take me to the worst hotel, I can sleep, I can have my shower, I can live,” he said.

“So because life is about simplicity, and make sure that, look, don’t take yourself up there,” he added.

The billionaire industrialist said his approach to life was rooted in the belief that anyone could attain a different position in life, making humility essential regardless of personal achievements.

“And also to show people that, look, in life, you have to be as simple as you can, because anybody can be anybody,” he said.

To illustrate his point, Dangote recounted his friendship with the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, whom he said had served for eight years without using a driver.

He recalled asking the Ethiopian leader why he did not have a driver when he visited the country to launch a fertiliser plant. According to Dangote, the prime minister explained that his wife drove him.

Dangote’s comments came after content creator Adebayo Ridwan, popularly known as Bae U Barbie, invited him to feature on his YouTube show, Curiosity Made Me Ask.

Bae U said younger Nigerians needed opportunities to hear directly from prominent business leaders, noting that many of Dangote’s previous interviews had aired on platforms that younger audiences typically did not watch.

He said young people were interested in Dangote’s business activities and its planned initial public offering.

Responding to the invitation, Dangote said younger Nigerians represented the future and that older generations needed to share their experiences with them.

“Honestly, the future that we have is actually you, the youth. We, our own generation, really, have not done very well for Nigeria and for Africa. That’s the truth,” he said.

He added: “So we need to sit down with some of you and discuss our own experience with you.”

Dangote said younger audiences were important to him because they continued to show him support and respect.

He also explained why he readily takes photographs with members of the public despite his status as a billionaire.

The industrialist recalled an experience from his youth when he and his late grandfather met prominent figures in Washington and asked to have their photographs taken with them.

He said the experience influenced his decision to oblige people who approached him for photographs.

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