Forbes-rated Billionaire Business Magnate; Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu founder of BUA groups is synonymous with that proverbial tsunami hovering around the business firmament, changing business narratives and causing disruption worldwide. His achievements are unrivalled and impeccable that a toddler can even speak of his giant strides to put Nigeria on the world map.
During his formative years, those close to him averred that he displayed the trait of a man whose path would be smooth and great. Despite all the hurdles and hard times he faced; he was able to swim across the heavy tides. While growing up, he sharpened and harnessed his business dexterity carefully learning the tenets of running a successful business empire under the tutelage of his late father who was a business mogul and wealthy trade merchant during his heydays in Kano. With his audacious mindset to succeed, he ventured into business changing the narrative by giving his rivals a run for their money. As of today, he is regarded as one of the biggest investors in the Nigerian economy with business interests in real estate, sugar, cement, oil and gas among other business chains tied to him.
Apart from his fortune calculated to be worth billions of dollars by Forbes, he has a large heart. When most of his peers would rather spend their huge financial war chest on the best vintage automobiles, the latest high-cost private jet or a big double-decked Yacht to move around, he deliberately dropped all absurdity and vanity of life cresting his name in the mouth and heart of many as one of the biggest philanthropists to ever emerge from Nigeria. His bogus donation to fund research and education across Africa through its yearly $100 million ASR Africa Fund for Social Development and Renewal is well applauded by many He is not forcing; giving to him is a lifestyle.
The Kano-born generous money bag is not interested in frivolities; he devotes most of his time to facilitating and sealing juicy business deals that will favour Africa and Nigeria at large. For his immense contribution to public and private sector partnership, philanthropy, and business excellence he was among the prominent Nigerians conferred with the Nation Award as The Commander of Federal Republic CFR and Nigeria Excellence Award in Public Service (NEAPS) by President Buhari. He has also been celebrated by Niger Republic President and also French President, Emmanuel Macron who inaugurated the French Nigeria Business Council to facilitate business cooperation between Nigeria and France, also appointed Rabiu as the inaugural President of the Council.
