Keeping Facebook developer's planned visit quiet was challenging - CcHUB, CEO

ayodele johnson

September 4, 2016 4:15 PM

Bosun Tijani thinks Zuckerberg's visit to Nigeria was underutilised, bearing in mind some of the issues faced in the country.

Mark Zuckerberg

Bosun Tijani, the CEO/Co-founder of the Co-creation Hub, located in Yaba, Lagos, has revealed that it was difficult keeping mum about the planned visit of Facebook developer, Mark Zuckerberg.

Zuckerberg, who recently concluded a short trip to Nigeria, stunned everyone when he showed up unannounced at the technology innovation center.

According to Tijani, who spoke in an interview with Punch News, his team were advised not disclose any information about the billionaire's visit to the country.

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Violation of this instruction would have led to the termination of the Facebook owner's trip.

Tijani said, "It was challenging. We were literally warned not to (say anything); if there was a leak, he would turn back, he wouldn’t come."

"The sixth or seventh richest man in the world; it was a security threat."

"We didn’t know on time that he was the one that was coming; we knew a CEO or executive was coming from Facebook."

"Then few weeks before his arrival, we were informed that he was coming."

The CEO however thinks Zuckerberg's visit to Nigeria was underutilised, bearing in mind some of the issues faced in the country.

"It is unbelievable to a lot of people that Mark actually chose to come to Nigeria. It gives us hope that there is something unique about this place. But unfortunately, we are not taking advantage of it."

"Again, think about it, do you know that he came in on the day Nigeria was proclaimed to be entering the worst recession in 29 years?"

"What sort of coincidence is that? When the world is telling us that we are going down, one of the richest people in the world came and he was telling us, 'You have a lot of good in you and you can go up.' It is a message", he said.

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