It took several telephone calls by officials of Globacom, the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) and the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) to convince 28-year-old Ridman Ajamu Bello that he had actually won a three-bedroom house in Abuja.
Bello, a graduate of Mathematics from the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, was called earlier after the draw on Thursday and told about his emergence as a new house winner in Glo’s Festival of Joy promo.
He, however, refused to show up for over three hours, thinking it was a scam.
After several calls from officials of Glo, NLRC’s Adekanye Sunday, Iheanachor Chikodi and Ibrahim Mahmud of NCC, Bello became convinced and eventually came over to Glo Office.
“Please forgive me. At first, it was difficult to believe. You know, athese days we have a lot of people claiming to be what they are not, all kinds of scam calls.
“But when I started getting calls from different people from Glo and then the NCC and NLRC people also speaking and asking me to come to Glo Office, I now thought that this could actually be my lucky day.
“I thank Glo for this opportunity. It is beyond what I can express,” Bello said on arrival at the Glo Office in Abuja.
After fulfilling necessary requirements, Bello, was presented the keys to the new house at the Galadimawa Area of Abuja, today. Friday.
Bello was accompanied by friends and relatives at the presentation ceremony.
Guest of Honour at the event, Senator Amos Bulus Kilawangs, said Globacom deserved commendation for showing a high level of integrity and transparency in the promo.
“There are so many companies in Nigeria, but Glo have shown it is second to none in CSR. What I feel inside of me is beyond what I can express,” Senator Kilawangs said.
Former Director General of NLRC, Mr Peter Igho, said: “Glo has stood up as a true Nigerian champion. I commend the company for putting a roof over the heads of so many Nigerians.”
