I will choose prison over losing my phone – Dangote

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has revealed however indispensable his mobile telephone is to his regular life, saying helium would similar to beryllium imprisoned alternatively than springiness up the device.

The billionaire businessman made the disclosure successful Lagos portion unveiling his “Vision 2030” plan, an inaugural aimed astatine accelerating industrialisation crossed Africa.

During the event, Dangote was asked to take betwixt going without his mobile telephone for 7 days and losing entree to his backstage pitchy for the aforesaid period.

He said being separated from his telephone would beryllium acold much difficult, stressing that it was thing helium would not readily accept.

“Ah… I deliberation it’s easier you enactment maine successful situation than to instrumentality my telephone away. So, you know, I mean taking my telephone distant is no-go area, okay?” helium said.

Dangote besides disclosed that his telephone contains much than 13,000 contacts, highlighting the extended web of idiosyncratic and nonrecreational connections helium has built implicit the years.

“I cognize that would beryllium almost… my fig — I person that fig since… Twitter… I person much than 13,000 contacts connected my phone,” helium said.

When asked however helium had accumulated truthful galore contacts, the industrialist explained that helium seldom blocks people, allowing his interaction database to proceed growing.

“Wow. Wow. I hardly… I don’t similar blocking people, truthful a batch of people,” helium added.

Dangote is the president of the Dangote Group, a conglo...