What Amazed Me About Mark Zuckerberg, Buhari Reveals

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that
he was impressed by Mark Zuckerberg’s
simplicity, stating that the culture of
Nigeria was not used to seeing “successful
people jogging and sweating on the
streets”.
This was disclosed in a statement by his
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr.
Femi Adesina on Friday at the Presidential
Villa, Abuja.
Buhari said the various meetings held with
Nigerian youths since his arrival in the
country were most timely as the country
was already exploring opportunities to spur
development through entrepreneurship.
He said, “Nigeria has always been identified
as a country with great potential for growth,
especially with our youthful population, but
now we are moving beyond the potential to
reality. I am impressed by your simplicity in
sharing your knowledge and wealth with
those with less income.”
“In our culture, we are not used to seeing
successful people appear like you. We are
not used to seeing successful people
jogging and sweating on the streets. We are
more used to seeing successful people in
air-conditioned places. We are happy you
are well-off and simple enough to always
share”.
Reacting to the President’s remarks,
Zuckerberg said he was impressed by the
interest, energy and entrepreneurial spirit
displayed by young Nigerians in all the ICT
camps that he had visited.
“I was highly impressed by the talent of the
youths in the Co-creation Hub in Yaba. I
was blown away by their talent and the
level of energy that I saw,’’ he said.
Zuckerberg added that he is in the country
to promote the penetration of “fast and
cheap” internet connectivity, Express-wifi,
that would help people create online
businesses and reduce poverty.