By SUNNY OKIM

Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola has commensurated with the family of Alhaji Aliko Dangote for the death of his younger brother, Alhaji Sani Dangote which sad event occurred this morning in the United States of America.

Otedola said in a post he made on his Instagram page earlier today:

"It is with great sadness that I hear the news of the passing of Alhaji Sani Dangote.

"Despite this sad loss, it is also an opportunity to celebrate a man I respected greatly not only in his personal life, but also as a business man.

"My prayers and thoughts remain with the Dangote family."

News Express reports that

Sani Dangote, the younger brother of Africa’s richest man, died at a hospital in US after a protracted sickness.

The deceased was the Group Vice President Dangote Group, while his brother, Aliko, is the president.

He was an established businessman with investments in key sectors of the economy including manufacturing, agriculture and oil services.

In his lifetime, Sani sat on the boards of several other companies including Nigerian Textile Mills Plc, Nutra Sweet Limited, Gum Arabic Limited, Dangote Textile Mills Limited, Alsan Insurance Brokers, Dan-Hydro Company Limited, Dansa Food Processing Company Limited and Dangote Farms Limited.

He was the Deputy Chairman of African Gum Arabic Producers Association and a two-time President of Lagos Polo Club in addition to being a professional polo player.

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