Dangote disclosed this while discussing his daughters, whom he described as his “Amazons,” and their roles in the business.
Asked if he could see one of them eventually leading the group, the businessman said he believed one or two of them had the capacity to take over.
“I think yes. I can see one of them, definitely. You know, I mean, I’m watching all of them, but so I can see definitely one or two of them that can actually lead. Any one of them that can lead this,” he said.
Dangote stressed that he was not forcing his daughters to join the business, explaining that they genuinely enjoy it.
“I’m not forcing them to come and be part of this business. No. They are very interested in business. They enjoy it,” he said.
He also revealed that he had advised them not to make money their main focus, describing his family as modest and down to earth.
“What I keep telling them is that, look, let’s not focus on money. This is not about money. We are not very expensive people, and maintaining us is not expensive. Both me, my daughters, and my family, we are very, very down to earth,” Dangote said.
The businessman added that he had lived in his current home for 36 years and had no plans to move.
“I don’t plan on leaving. I’m very comfortable here. Once I come in the evening, it’s difficult to take me out of my house,” he said.
Dangote also recalled purchasing his first aircraft at the age of 22, four months before turning 23. However, he said his greatest desired legacy was the industrialisation of Africa.
“But my own real legacy, what do I want to leave as a legacy, is the industrializing of Africa. I mean, I cannot do it alone, but I’m 100% sure in the next two, three years other Africans will join me. And once they join, then the wagon will leave the station,” he added.
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