From L-R Panelist J.G Ayodele, MTV VJ Cynthia CVON Okpala, President of Dangote Group Aliko Dangote, Panelists Jerrilyn Mulbah (Liberia) ,Yomi Black and Farayi Chipungu (Zimbabwe) at a recent recording of MTV meets MTN. PHOTO/NEXT
Aliko Dangote gets on ‘MTV Base Meets...with MTN'
July 12, 2011 06:03PM |  print  email   |
Nigerian businessman and the richest man in Africa, according to Forbes ranking in March 2011, Aliko Dangote, is the next inspirational influencer and achiever to feature on the MTV Base Meets...with MTN TV.
Dangote, who is ranked on the 51 spot on Forbes world richest people's list with a networth of $13.8 billion in March this year, met with the crew of the television programme that strives to connect African youth directly with political, cultural and business leaders, in a bid to inspire and empower them, on Tuesday, July 12, in Lagos.
The panelists at the programme were Jerrilyn Mulbah (Liberia), J.G Ayodele (Nigeria), Yomi Black (Nigeria), and Farayi Chipungu (Zimbabwe) and the session was hosted by MTV VJ, Cynthia Cvon Okpala.
MTV base Meets...with MTN, an initiative of MTV and MTN, was created to provide young Africans with a unique opportunity to share their candid insights about business and entrepreneurship with business leaders and political icons and to hear their views on some of the key issues facing African youth today.
Past guests on the programme include current Liberian president and the first and yet only elected female president in Africa, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf; Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda; and South African politician, Julius Malema.
MTV Base Meets...with MTN will premiere across Africa on MTV base DSTV channel 322 on July 18 2011.
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