Aiyedatiwa to buy Dangote shares for 500 Ondo youths

By Dayo Johnson
AKURE — Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has announced plans to acquire shares in the Dangote Group for 500 young entrepreneurs in the state as part of efforts to promote wealth creation and financial inclusion among youths.
Aiyedatiwa disclosed this at the 2026 ONDEA Entrepreneurs Summit in Akure, where he said the beneficiaries would be selected from young entrepreneurs participating in the state’s enterprise development programmes.
He said the initiative would give the beneficiaries an ownership stake in one of Africa’s major indigenous business groups while exposing them to capital market investment.
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