Olamide, May D, others Rock BSU @ Etisalat Cliqfest

Etisalat Nigeria, Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecommunications company took its youth empowerment, entertainment and informative programme, Cliqfest, to Benue State University with no fewer than 5,000 students across all faculties and colleges of the University in attendance.

Cliqfest is a youth oriented program which is celebrated in various universities across Nigeria, and features a seminar, novelty matches, raffle draw and musical concert featuring top Nigerian music acts.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Idiare Atimomo, Manager, Youth Segment, Etisalat Nigeria said Cliqfest stands for empowering, thrilling as well as developing university students in a manner that seeks to guarantee them the ability to become self-sufficient after completing their tertiary education.

“Etisalat is very concerned with the lives of these youths after school; we are more than dedicated to making sure that each and everyone present here today become a great achiever of our time after school as they pursue their respective career of choice and talent development,” he said.

The two-day programme started on Thursday, May 16 and featured a series of activities beginning with a seminar tagged “Succeeding in Life after School” where Mr. Niyi Adesanya, renowned motivational speaker and President of Fifth Gear Plus Consulting, gave a lecture on talent development providing insights on sectors where opportunities abound in the country such as creative, agro-allied, technology as well as customer service training.

He added that the students needed to be the best at whatever career they decide to go into if they want to beat unemployment.

The seminar was followed by a stage performance by 1st runner-up of the Etisalat sponsored Nigerian Idol Season 3, Debbie Rise.

The main musical concert took place on Day 2 of the programme, and featured Nigeria’s king of rap, Olamide and hip hop star, May D who thrilled the students with performances of their popular songs.

The event also featured various competitions and performances by student artistes, dancers, as well as a beauty contest. Football fans were also thrilled by a match played among four teams, namely Free SMS, Easy Cliq, Mid-night calls & free browsing.

Instant prizes including laptops, Etisalat Gaga smartphones, Dual SIM phones, Blackberry phones, T-shirts and wrist watches were also dished out to winners of various categories.

The highlight of the event was the raffle draw for the ultimate prize of a brand new Kia Picanto car, which was won by Mr. Alexander Kpev, a 100 level B.A French student.

Kpev who could not hide his joy, described Etisalat Nigeria as the “future of telecommunications in Nigeria.”

“I am happy that the trust we placed in Etisalat has been reaffirmed. People can now see with their eyes that this is true. Etisalat is for real. With Etisalat, what you see is what you get,” an elated Kpev said.