President Muhammadu Buhari has urged businessman and philanthropist, Abdulsamad Rabiu, to continue his investment and charity drive as he celebrates another birthday.
In a message to the president of BUA Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Nigeriathe president praised Abdulsamad Rabiu and other prominent citizens for giving the country a good name at home and abroad.
“Throughout his life and career, he has persevered with determination and dignity, the family traditions of business, scholarship and charitable work,” the president said of Rabiu in a statement from his senior special assistant for media and publicity Garba Shehu.
President Buhari said he appreciated the businessman’s compassion and concern for the weakest citizen.
“You are a strong advocate for the poor and marginalized and your charitable efforts will continue to inspire your fellow citizens.”
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Rabiu, one of Nigeria’s richest businessmen, was born on August 4, 1960 in Kano, northwestern Nigeria. he is a Nigerian billionaire businessman and philanthropist. His conglomerate, the BUA group, is engaged in manufacturing, infrastructure development and agriculture. It is estimated that the group will generate annual revenues of more than 2.5 billion dollars. On July 7, 2020, Forbes estimated Rabiu’s wealth at $3.2 billion.
The businessman’s father, Isyaku Rabiu, was also one of Nigeria’s leading industrialists in the 1970s and 1980s.