Bill Gates gave a crucial message to Kunle Adeyanju, a Nigerian guy who rode from London to Lagos.
In a campaign to eradicate polio, he rode his bike from London to Lagos.
Gates praised Adeyanju's effort on Twitter, saying he had accomplished an unbelievable feat.
Since April, when he began his London-to-Lagos bike journey to collect funds for Rotary International's fight against polio, which is still a concern in Africa, Adeyanju has been in the news.
The 44-year-old Nigerian traveled more than 13,000 kilometers (8,000 miles) across 13 nations on his journey.
As he told how he heard "various voices" amid the changing dunes of the Sahara Desert, the grueling trek drove him through spine-chilling ordeals.
He also recounted a near-death experience due to thirst in the hot, calcifying heat of Mauritania, and how Cote D’Ivoire authorities turned him back after riding to the country’s border.
After the 44-day long journey, he arrived in Nigeria on Sunday and was welcomed by a crowd of people at the Seme border of the country.
Reacting to the feat, Gates, in a tweet on his verified Twitter page on Tuesday evening, described the journey of the Nigerian as “incredible.”
Through Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the billionaire has been one of the leading contributors to the eradication of polio in Nigeria.
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