Dangote Climbs Up Forbes List

 http://www.forbes.com/profile/aliko-dangote/

 

Great for Dangote, and Nigerians should be proud of him.  Given his influence in Nigeria, he can do more, especially in pushing the government to build better infrastructure.  It is a shame that a country the size of Nigeria lacks a rail network, for instance, so Dangote has to truck his goods on Nigeria's terrible roads.  And, sadly, Nigeria's most dire needs may still be water and electricity -- quite unfortunate in 2012.  With clean water, we solve a lot of our health problems.  And, with electricity, we cut down on pollution from generators; businesses run more smoothly, and the security situation also improves significantly.  People like Dangote can push elected officials to do the right thing.  Nigeria needs leaders with vision and know-how.