Highway hawker wins MTN Education tour bus prize

In a bid to ensure that every Nigerian is IT-literate, MTN Nigeria has rewarded a Port Harcourt highway hawker, Idesit Udo, with a Samsung mini-laptop, to help him increase his knowledge of digital technology as well as reduce computer illiteracy among the youths. The campaign to increase digital awareness, in Nigeria, began four months ago, when the leading ICT and telecommunications firm introduced its Education Tour Bus initiative to bring the youths up to speed with the latest innovations in terms of apps technology and social media.

 

The Port Harcourt campaign was the 18^th in a series of national tour to cities such as Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Akure, Ado-Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Asaba, Calabar and more to give Nigerians the privilege of accessing the Education Tour Bus, which is a state-of-the-arts facility comprising audio-visual instructional technologies that are meant to introduce participants to the latest innovations in mobile apps technology and MTN services.

 

Idesit Udo, one of the many beneficiaries of the Tour Bus largesse appreciated the kind gesture MTN has extended to such ‘an under-privileged young man’ like him. He further gave a hint of how he would use the mini-laptop he won to balance-up his knowledge of computing. In his words, ‘this is a kind of surprise because I just registered to participate not knowing I can win something’. ‘Anyway I will use the laptop to learn more about computer system’, he added.

 

Aside from Udo, several other participants, numbering up to a thousand trooped out to the Air Force Park, Port Harcourt, where the campaign took place. Students from Community Secondary School,ond located in Rumoumasi Obalaga, Air Force Secondary School and the students of Command secondary School, were participants at the campaign.

 

Meanwhile, Mrs. Adline Okeke, Specialist, Youth Segment MTN, reiterated the company’s commitment to bringing Nigerians up to speed with global advancements in digital technology. According to her, ‘MTN is committed to delivering a bold new digital world to Nigerians and that is the thrust of the Education Tour Bus’.