With the current economic realities in which majority of states in the country cant pay salaries, perhaps its past time we considered a new a new strategy: put a hardcore capitalist at the helm of affairs. And who better than the countries biggest capitalist! Here are five reasons why Aliko Dangote should be Nigeria’s next president.

1. Efficiency: Some of the country’s biggest challenges include corruption and bureaucracy. For a man who turned a small trading firm he founded in 1977 into a multi-trillion naira conglomerate, managing one of the most bureaucratic nations in the world should be an interesting challenge.

2. Popularity: any Nigerian home or abroad who has access to any form of media be it radio, TV or the internet will most likely know who Aliko Dangote is. With that sort of popularity selling him as a presidential candidate would be easy for any political party.

3. Spotless: in a country where almost every popular person has one corruption scandal or the other, the man has managed to keep a image clean. In fact, the only scandal he almost had was when a certain Miss Sylvia Nduka was rumored to be his girlfriend. An allegation in which both he and the lady in question denied.

4. Business minded: no disrespect to president Buhari, but he needs to upgrade his financial intelligence. To spend more money, you have to first diversify your income stream. The school feeding program, 5000naira for the poor amongst other liabilities without having a long term financial sustainability plan for these programs will end up doing more harm than good.

5. There is no one else: the main opposition party, the PDP is struggling with internal crisis. It doesn’t look like they will be producing a president anytime soon. The ruling APC for now doesn’t seem to have any electable presidential material. A presidential material with popularity and the political muscle to unite the country, and most importantly one with no corruption scandal seems to be lacking in the country right now.
source:http://theconservativeng.com/why-aliko-dangote-should-be-nigerias-next-president/

Hmmm. Brb

Mtchew.... All of them na thief... Thief your own, make I thief my own...... Since 1960.

Dangote, president

Wait till the oxygen u breath is monopolized then u did wake up from ur slumber...

Politicians claim they want to serve the people,
but most only want to enrich themselves and get popular.

Dangote is already rich and popular, He wouldn't be interested in being the president.

Every point u mentioned is just 1/10 of what a president need

The day he dips his hands into politic in Nigeria, that will be the end of his career.

That could turn out to be the worst decision of his life.
Politics will ruin his business.

If he enters into politics, his opponents will most likely dig up all his shady deals and his image will be damaged and as such he may not even win and his business will also be affected.

9ja my 9ja! Abeg ,comedy everywhere.

Nope, do not agree!
some of those points didn't do enough justice to why we should vote him should in case he decides to contest. No doubt he is a successful businessman.

1. Efficiency: Some of the country’s biggest challenges include corruption and bureaucracy. For a man who turned a small trading firm he founded in 1977 into a multi-trillion naira conglomerate, managing one of the most bureaucratic nations in the world should be an interesting challenge.

AGIP: His business was successful majorly because of two things, he is smart and he flows with all government in power. No doubt, he is very favoured from any government and as a business mogul, that matters a lot, now if he becomes
President, he becomes helpless.


2. Popularity: this is undeniable, he has got it.

3. Spotless: in a country where almost every popular person has one corruption scandal or the other, the man has managed to keep a image clean. In fact, the only scandal he almost had was when a certain Miss Sylvia Nduka was rumored to be his girlfriend. An allegation in which both he and the lady in question denied

How many businessmen can be labelled with scandals like that, wait till he releases campaign pictures, you would be tired of his scandals. Most businessmen cover their tracks well, ever heard any scandal about Jim Ovia? Adenuga? No.. Doesn't mean they are clean.


4. Yes, getting the right economic team.


5. Left to me, 2 years ago, dangote was in PDP now he is in APC.

Dangote to me based on your points raised isn't a presidential material.

Goodmorning
Yawns..

Aliko Dangote will make a very bad politician. You cannot run a country on the platter of a one-man integrity. Dangote is Dangote because he has over 100,000 efficient workers (direct & indirect); most of whom he can sack and discharge if they turn out to be unproductive.


A Dangote in the midst of quota system, federal character, unionism, ineffectual career politicians, senatorial and legislative burdens will turn out to be the worst thing Nigeria would ever witness.

Give us 37 Dangotes (1 in Aso rock, others in the 36 states), and we just might witness a turnaround.

Are u saying or suggesting that northerner shld rule THEM again?

It is an interesting commentary, but good businessmen do not necessarily make good presidents.

Plus, diversification is more than just setting up factories.

Lol that's so funny... Why do u think he would do such.... Leave is multi billion dollar companies to run a country were people will cause him is stealing millions of dollars??
And u think dangote mad his company successful?? No his management team did and politics is different from business with our due process thing ans slow pace implementation... he will never last as president for 6 months

Really?

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N ok

Ok... but to rule Naija no b beans o... This country get many forces (spiritual and physical) wey dey pull am down... or do u think these corrupt people in govt' will allow a Dangote-led administration to succeed?.. wat we actually need is a total overhaul in govt', enough with just changin d president and expectin things to change...when even my local govt' chairman has not done anything tangible in my local govt...
If Dangote even manage to become president for 9ja (wit good intentions),Na Frustration go kill am...

Laff...I can see the op is affected by the "abroad" virus. Anything terrible that happens in amelika must happen in Nigeria.

All you see is Dangote, not the brains behind his success. Myopic I must say.

You left Pat utomi to mention Dangote

Infact let Dangote be the next president and Mike adenuga his vice.

RichYoung Nigga:
Don't think of that ignorant non educated chap.
He's the richest man in Africa but his tribe is the poorest tribe in Nigeria.
If na Igbo man get the kind money wey im get, he go put Nigeria on the world map, No doubt about that

Bros, it is too early for this tribal talk na.

Dangote is currently been called president by his workers all over the world, he isn't a politician and shouldn't even try it.

Hey Dangote please don't answer them ,... They want to kill you same wAy they kill MKO Abiola


Anyway LALASTICLALA how much is today exchange rate of likes I have 8,000 likes to change to naira

Sometimes, I do wonder if people actually reason with their brain sometimes


Dangote??!! Becoming A Whole Nigerian President??!!!


With all these points mentioned sef, none is even explainable very well on why he should be a President


Well, Na Only For Nigeria Person Go Get Coconut Head Wey No Even Fit Produce Pass Coconut Ideas

Proudly dan arewa..... We gonna produce the the next president till 2050 wailers should go and die

I defer on ur point number 3, he was fingered in stock fixing when he was president of stock exchange.
Hardly can any wealthy Nigerian in Nigeria can come clean on corruption.

RichYoungNigga:
Don't think of that ignorant non educated chap.
He's the richest man in Africa but his tribe is the poorest tribe in Nigeria.
If na Igbo man get the kind money wey im get, he go put Nigeria on the world map, No doubt about that

u make no sense

Op your points are valid

But the presidency has a spirit of it's own
You may be doing well in other areas but as you enter seat that spirit will possess it's possession.

But i believe he can do it.

Let create the party from here, VPP voice of the people party.it time for us to have new people as our leaders not those that have rule us from the past.Naijabet man say so

Make Mike Adenuga come be his vise... Lol

Business is different from politics , pls don't put up this type of article , cos i will not like to wake up and see #NEWS " Efcc freeze Dangote account " Buhari and Apc don't need competitor.... Try and compet or criticise them ... U will be arrested by dss/efcc. #dictatorship