It is often said a golden fish has no hiding place. Abdullahi Bashir Haske mirrors this catchy aphorism casted in gold in all ramifications of excellence in grandeur and splendour. Haske embodies unequivocal resilience, commitment to success, unwavering determination for excellence and an abiding zeal to be the best actor in Nigeria’s business enclave.
Over the years, he has maintained a gangling posture both in physical and fiscal standing. His uprightness, vision and shrewd business acumen have made him a dazzling example of how prudence coupled with discipline can shoot an individual to national and international limelight.
A young man with an iron heart, Haske’s promising resolve to climb to the zenith of Nigeria and Africa’s economic realm, is a dream that has already come to fruition going by his meteoric rise in the Nigerian social and business circles in a manner that is both gratifying, and unprecedented.
He is one man that has taken the business environment by storm making him to record a mosaic of plaudits and accolades from both regulators, stakeholders and reputable institutions.
His sojourn into the business world were marked by triumphs and blockbuster appearances which assert his invaluable place in the economic terrain; these qualities are getting bolder and stronger every passing second reflecting an aura of invincibility and an overarching commitment and spirit for excellence.
Haske has continued to play dominant and superlative roles in agriculture, logistics, IT, communications and many other diverse spheres through his AA&R Investment Group, a Nigerian conglomerate that has changed the nation’s economic narratives for the better.
Through the years, he has increased our nations GDP, paid taxes, provided thousands of Nigerians with direct and indirect job opportunities and help the government to succeeded in pushing one of its cardinal and critical desires to diversify the economy.
That is why his investiture with the prestigious Thisday 2025 Young Global Leadership Award “for the tough and resilient” did not come to me by surprise.
What even surprised me was the fact that the young man did not feature in the Times most promising and budding young entrepreneurs or even the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes books.
But it is my eternal belief that sooner or later, these institutions will put Haske into reckoning as he strives to break his audacious records and became a force in the international business arena.
I have no doubt that the young business icon will achieve this feat in no distant future.
By Mohammed Ismail, the editor-in-chief of FACTCHECKNEWS.
