0
0
gas pipeline, for instance. We are trying to bring gas to Nigeria.”
“The total gas that will come out is at par with the likes of Shell and other oil firms. This will transform Nigeria because, as we speak, we have about 6,800 megawatts of power capacity that have been installed but not been put to use, the reason being that we don’t have the infrastructure.”
“We don’t want to listen to the critics, because they intend to destroy us. We are using our own money. This is my lifetime project.”
“I have to back it up with my own life to make sure it is delivered. I know that, yes, it’s true, a lot of people have tried to deliver on refineries in the past, mostly governments. They couldn’t.”
“I’m not a person who just likes to throw away money. I spend more money on charitable things than myself. Luckily, myself and my children, have been very disciplined.”
That’s why if you look at it today, because of the way I run my lifestyle, I don’t have any home outside Nigeria. I stay in hotels. Quiet. Simple.”
“My life is not very lavish, and I get very embarrassed if I try to show that I have money. I don’t.”
“I think I always advise people that it’s better to be very communal. In Lagos, I drive myself around on weekends. I ask my driver to go have a rest, and then I drive myself around.”
“I still visit the normal friends I grew up with. My house is open 24 hours a day for them. I mingle with everybody. That’s the only way to get to know what’s going on.”
SB E-news
SB events magazine.
www.sbenews.com.ng
sbeventsmagazine@gmail.com
Related posts:
Ecobank collaborates with IITA to train, support 16,000 youths on Wealth Creation through Agricultur...
GREENWICH MERCHANT BANK APPOINTS BENSON OGUNDEJI AS MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO www.sbenews.com.ng www.eff...
JULIUS BERGER STRENGTHENS REGIONAL PRESENCE AT CHOISEUL AFRICA SUMMIT www.sbenews.com.ng www.efficie...
About the Author
