When someone called Ibrahim Akindele, a 200-level student studying Science and Laboratory Technology at Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, that he had won a three bedroom bungalow, courtesy of the telecommunication giant, Glo, he thought it is one those pranks associated with the internet.
He said: “I was in disbelief, I thought it was just someone playing pranks”, adding that though he knew from past events that Globacom was a company that gives huge prizes to its subscribers, he never expected such gigantic one.
You don’t blame Akindele because many persons have been either dubbed, swindled through this process or made an objects of caricature.
The 200-level student of Science Laboratory Technology of the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, said skepticism was his first reaction to the good news.
Alas! The call to Akindele was a genuine one that he indeed won a house and he should come a claim it; a first-of-its-kind move by Globacom.
The reality was actually demonstrated when Glo redeemed its promises because integrity is its watchword to subscribers.
Therefore on Wednesday, in Ibadan, Oyo State, it indeed presented a three-bedroom house to Akindele, a 19-year-old undergraduate who won in the company’s Festival of Joy Promo.
At the presentation ceremony, Akindele gushed with excitement and unbridled joy, saying the decision on how the apartment would be use rest on his parents to make.
His 54-year-old mother, Mrs. Funmilayo Akindele, was also trimming with palpable joy as she said, “The house will be a lace of refuge for Ibrahim and is older brother while we will be coming to spend weekends with the.”
The ceremony was attended by the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr. Debo Ogundoyin, and other key members of the state legislature.
Speaking at the event, Globacom Head of Operations in the West Territory, Mr. Akeem Yusuf, noted that the promo was another opportunity for the company to reward its subscribers with amazing prizes in line with its commitment to the continued empowerment of its customers.
“Our commitment to the total well-being of our subscribers and the realisation that shelter is one of the key needs of man have fuelled our desire to help some of them have houses of their own through this promo.
“This kind of prize is unprecedented as no brand has ever offered or presented such to their customers before,” he stated.
“Ibadan would be hosting another prize presentation today, where lucky winners would go home with prizes including a brand new Kia car, power generators, ewing machines, rechargeable fans among other prizes.
“Glo Festival of Joy would make 20 lucky subscribers landlords/landladies, just as 24 of them will win brand new cars across major cities of the nation as well as other prizes, including power generators, sewing machines and rechargeable fans, among other prizes,” Yusuf stated.
He also disclosed that subscribers who wish to participate in the promo have been enjoined to dial the dedicated short code *611# and recharge with N500 weekly to stand a chance to in the rechargeable fan, N2,500 monthly recharge for the Sewing Machine, N5,000 monthly recharge for the generator, N10,000 monthly recharge for the car and N20,000 data subscription during the promo period for the house. The more the recharges, the higher the chance of winning.