Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg Returns To Nigeria, Heads For Aso Rock
By Oluwakemi
The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is back in Nigeria, after leaving less than 48 hours earlier. This time around, his destination was Aso rock, where he attended the Aso Villa Demo Day Finale.
According to the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Laolu Akande, and the Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Tony Ojobo, Zuckerberg had been in a meeting with President Mohammed Buhari and Vice president Osinbajo. They tweeted about the meeting and event moments ago:
Twitter has been agog with the images of the billionaire in the presidency. Below are some images:
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg taking a selfie with President Buhari & VP Osinbajo after their meeting today in Abuja. pic.twitter.com/OtuDsZg4sq
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) September 2, 2016
Flash: Co-founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg returns to Nigeria; to meet with Federal Government. pic.twitter.com/Zx6eiZVGz4
— Maktoub Magazine (@Maktoubng) September 2, 2016
The Aso Villa Demo Day is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, job creation and economic growth through the use of new and emerging technologies. The event will celebrate some of the best Nigerians in technology innovation and creativity and also feature inspiring talks from thought leaders and experts from different economic sectors in Nigeria.
Photo credits: Bashir Ahmad @BashirAhmaad