I Asked Mark Why He Wasn’t Wearing His T-Shirt – Osinbajo

Mark Zuckerberg has carved a reputation for himself as the T-shirt and Jean wearing business executive.

However, it was a different looking Zuckerberg who was a guest of President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice on Friday at the Aso Villa Demo Day.

“As you know Mark is a very informal person. I had asked him earlier why he wasn’t wearing his T-shirt but he assured me that that was just out of respect for the formality of coming to see the President”, Osinbajo said.

“But it is really exciting to have you here today with us, Mark.

“I think that one of the great things that you have demonstrated is that it is possible to live your dreams; it is possible to make your dreams not just coming true but coming true so fabulously that you not only influence your environment but you influence the whole world”, the Vice President added.

The Aso Villa Demo Day seeks to encourage younger Nigerians to innovate and invent through the use of technology.

The Demo Day has been held in Lagos and Port Harcourt. Friday’s showpiece in Abuja was the grand finale.

See the full remarks of the Vice President below:
“Let me first say how truly excited we are to receive here today Mark Zuckerberg, (and from now on I will only call him Mark as everyone else does.)

“As you know Mark is a very informal person. I had asked him earlier why he wasn’t wearing his T-shirt but he assured me that that was just out of respect for the formality of coming to see the President.

“But it is really exciting to have you here today with us, Mark. I think that one of the great things that you have demonstrated is that it is possible to live your dreams; it is possible to make your dreams not just coming true but coming true so fabulously that you not only influence your environment but you influence the whole world.

“I had said earlier-(referring to earlier meetings today at the Presidential Villa) that one of the things that you have done is really to create connectivity across the world so that people are really able to interact across tribe, across race and across countries and feel as part of one family.

“This is really one of the great things that you have done and your coming to Nigeria has been especially energising for not just the young people but everyone else.

“As you could see, even the President is of course on Facebook, and I am also on Facebook. So we are one of the 17 million. So this hasn’t just been exciting for the young people.