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PHOTOS: Founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma in Nigeria

Davies Ngere Ify
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (R) with Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group Co-Founder, Mr Jack Ma (L)

Jack Ma, China’s second richest man and founder of online e-commerce juggernaut, Alibaba has arrived in Nigeria to attend the first Nigeria Digital Economy Summit, holding in Abuja.

His arrival in the country, along with a large delegation of Chinese businessmen has elicited a lot of interest among Nigerians, with the Chinese billionaire, worth close to $38billion, trending on Twitter Nigeria.

Earlier today, he paid a visit to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Laolu’s Akande, the VP’s senior special assistant on the media tweeted:

“VP Osinbajo receives Jack Ma, founder, http://AliBaba.com this morning at the Presidential Villa. Praising Nigeria’s place & role in the continent & globally, Jack Ma recalled his earlier meeting with VP in Davos, where he got the IV to visit Nigeria-Digital Economy in focus”.

See photos below:

Pic.13. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (5th R); with the Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group Co -Founder, Mr Jack Ma (4TH L); Minister of Industry, Trade and Investments, Otunba Niyi Adebayo (4th R) with Chinese delegations, after a meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday( 14/11/19).
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Pic.11. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (R) with Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group Co-Founder, Mr Jack Ma, during a meeting with a Chinese delegation at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday (14/11/19).
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Pic.12. From left: Managing Director, Yu Feng Capital, Mr Yu Feng; Executive Chairman , Alibaba Group Co-Founder, Mr Jack Ma; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investments, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, during a meeting with a Chinese delegation at the Presidential Villa in Abuja ( 14/11/19).
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Ify Davies is a lover of good reads. A thinker. A dreamer. An entrepreneur. An Entertainment blogger. Mail me at ifydaviesng@withinnigeria.com. See full profile on Within Nigeria's TEAM PAGE
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