Africa richest man and billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aliko
Dangote, has declared that he has no interest in politics, advising that
politicians and political parties should leave him alone and stop dropping his
name. Dangote, who is the President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
Dangote Group of Companies, specifically warned that nobody should set him on a
collision course with President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC).
The business mogul stated this while reacting to a report
that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its leaders are mounting pressures
on him to come and contest for the 2019 presidential election on its platform.
Dangote spoke during a telephone interview with The Daily
Times in Abuja on Thursday, and made it clear that his primary interest, which
he had always made known to everybody, is business with the goal of providing
jobs for millions of people in addition to wealth creation.
He said: “I am an entrepreneur. My passion is to create jobs
for Nigerians and not otherwise.” He also disclosed that those who are jealous
of successes so far recorded by him in business are the ones desperately trying
to link him with the 2019 presidential election.
Dangote said: “I am not interested in politics and this is
authoritative. No member of any think tank committee has contacted me. People
should stop dropping my name for the 2019 presidency.
“This whole thing is an attempt by people who do not like
me. They are doing all these with a view to putting me on a collision course
with President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling party. They are people who are
jealous of the successes I have so far recorded in business.
“My passion is for business development, provision of jobs
and wealth creation, not politics. “I have never shown interest in politics. Am not interested
in politics. I am not a politician. My passion has always been business and
business. “Buhari is like a father to me. Nobody should try to set me
on a collision course with President Buhari. That will not work. I have high
regard and respect for the President.
“For emphasis once again, I am not a politician. I can’t and
won’t confront President Buhari. They should leave him out of any high wire
politics and horse trading. I also seize this opportunity to warn name droppers
to desist from their infamous act.
“They should stop using my name for politics. They should
not set me on collision course with President Buhari and the government in
power”.
Continuing, Dangote said: “By the time the ongoing Dangote
refinery in Lagos and the sugar projects come on stream fully, there will be a
great positive development and thousands of jobs created that will change the
narrative in the country. That is my passion”.
Ahead of 2019 general elections, high wire politics has
begun while politicians have started endless meeting in order to position
themselves for different elective posts.
But the sudden return of Buhari from medical vacation in
London has changed the permutations as the President’s body language and the
rousing welcome for him by the ordinary people are now causing some ripples in
the political circles.
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