Benefits Of Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg’s Visit To Lagos State

When it comes to the issue of security and how people outside the shores of the country view the security of Nigeria as a whole, their are opinion will be based so much on whom they are and where they are coming from.

The man currently in the eyes of the Nigeria press in the last 72 hours is none other than the CEO of the Facebook, who arrived the country totally unannounced and without any form of funfair, it has gone viral that Mark Zuckerberg spent his time meeting the regular and normal Nigeria youths who make a decent living developing apps and contributing their fair share to the growth of the ICT industry.

The internet has been filled with pictures of him hanging out with Nigeria celebrities, and to beat everybody’s expectation, he took an early jog with no armed security detail in view along with other Nigerians in Lagos State.

Had it been that Zuckerberg had sort for security briefing from his embassy here in Nigeria, maybe he would have been advised not to visit Lagos or probably not to venture out publicly without escort. Zuckerberg achieved his goals for visiting Nigeria and went further by putting up a show of support for the people and government of Nigeria to erase the notion that the country is buckling under the threats of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group, and indeed promoting Lagos state by helping to establish to the outside world that Lagos is a warm and friendly place where anyone can feel at home.


It is no publicity stunt at all. Let us hope that his visit will help drive the tourism wheel of the Lagos state government and alley the fears foreign investors might have about the security of the state.

7 Cardinal Points Scored By Mark Zuckerberg

Nigeria is not ravaged by Boko Haram.
Nigerian youth are not drug pushers and fraudsters but successful entrepreneurs
There are hundreds of Nigerian Business start-ups to invest in, with potentials for high returns.
That photo of him jogging on Ikoyi Bridge will promote Lagos a lot more
Nigeria is a safe place to walk on the streets.
That Nigerians are a great people.
No Ghanaian friend of mine is ever going to fight me over Joliot rice again.
Case closed. We make the best jollof! Thanks Mark. That’s all.