The details of the meeting of President Bola Tinubu with Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote have surfaced.
Tinubu hosted co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr Gates, and the President of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, Dangote, on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Speaking during the meeting, Tinubu said the health and safety of Nigerians are of paramount interest to him.
He noted any country that seeks development must prioritise the health of its people, especially the workforce.
He commended Bill Gates and Dangote for working together to advance the cause of humanity.
The President said his administration would give the duo the needed support to ensure the success of their work in Nigeria and Africa particularly in the area of eradicating polio, measles, malaria, and other diseases from the continent.
He, however, expressed concerns about budgetary impediments and other issues around funding.
The President also praised Bill Gates’ efforts in the area of climate change and in eradicating polio and malaria in Africa.
He told the philanthropist that the West needed to hear more from him with respect to the plight of developing countries, saying, “You have all it takes to help developing nations more.”
Dangote, in his remarks to the media after the visit, congratulated President Tinubu on his election and the successful assumption of office.
He said the visit to the villa was to brief the President on the activities of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Aliko Dangote Foundation, highlighting their commitment to improving the health sector in Nigeria.
He expressed the foundations’ willingness to cooperate further with the government in achieving its goals.