INTERVIEWER Larry MADOWO - International Correspondent, CNN Patrick POUYANNE - Chairman of the Board and CEO, TotalEnergies SE Aliko DANGOTE - CEO, Dangote Industries Limited
An insightful forum by all standards. Listening to Dangote and Pouyanne has made me realise a lot of these big guys don't just pump money into what they do, but they actually study and know what it is they're investing in. Congrats to the team that organised this 🥂.
Mr. Dangote mentioned a very fundamental concern that needs to be looked into that African countries lack consistencies in policies and that's why we keep being crippled
Nigeria has the largest oil reserves, but it imports gas, diesel, and jet fuel from Europe. Essentially, they export crude oil and then import back refined products due to the government's inability to invest money in building a refinery. Many thanks to Mr. Dangote.
Many years ago I was frustrated thinking why does Mr Dangote not build a refinery in Nigeria with all his money and influence? Little did I know that the man has a vision and a pace. Great interview and great question I particularly like was about the challenges he faced and overcame in building the refinery. What an awe inspiring story.
Nigerian politicians need to listen to complaints of the ceo of total energies, they have to understand that instability in policy making is really the problem we are facing the biggest economic problem we have…..Nigerians need to elect a lawmaker that’s stable in the head, we all need to contribute immensely to the development of Africa….inconsistent policies need to be stopped, it’s killing Africa…politicians are killing us… they need to stop
Aliko name should be first before Patrick's, he holds more ground and value to us than a foreign company who has helped in exploiting our resources and potential with all due respect. Yet it seems the colonial mentality is still there. This is the richest man in Africa we talking about with the biggest conglomerate and one of the biggest refinery in the world, sitting next to who? an oil company CEO?
