Africa's R & B and hip hop recording artist, songwriter, record producer and businessman, Akon, met with young entrepreneurs from the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Friday, July 31, 2015, in Lagos - Nigeria.
In his speech at the event which took place at the UBA House, Marina, the music Icon told the entrepreneurs what informed his "Akon Lighting Africa" project, as he took all on his journey to success.
From a humble back ground during his growing up years in Senegal, and later the United States of America, from prison, into the music industry, and as an entrepreneur.
"Akon Lighting Africa" is a project set up by Akon and his partners Samba Bathily and Thione Niang, to bring electricity to millions of house holds especially in the rural areas, across Africa.
Below are some inspiring quotes extracted from his speech:
"My success was built on accepting the fact that I am African"
"Success is the only place left for you to go"
"We are our biggest capital here (Africa)"
"Why are we waiting to seek aids from somewhere else, when we are the ones doing the aiding"
"We should be more intelligent enough to know that our history shouldn't define our future"
"Ultimately, if we are not united as a people, we can never move forward"
Our faith is one of the strongest elements in our systems"
"If I don't do anything, I want to be able to produce basic electricity to the rural parts of Africa".
"Our minds together is unbeatable" - Akon
Photo credit: Tony Elumelu Foundation
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