It was fun and excitement at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) as Etisalat, most innovative telecommunications company in Nigeria, staged its special two-day Cliqfest programme. Etisalat Cliqfest which held at the university’s premises last weekend is a youth-centric, empowerment, and educative initiative that aims at boosting all-round development of the Nigerian youth.
Anchored by ‘king of humour’ and fast growing Comedian of the Federal Republic (CFR), Bashiru Ahmed Adekunle, the event witnessed performances from several sensations in the music industry such as Skales, Reminsce, Evelle, Lil Kesh, and Mo Easy.
Manager, Youth Segment at Etisalat Nigeria, Idiareno Atimomo, stated, “Etisalat is happy to bring fun and educative programmes to university students as it encourages young adults to connect with their peers and make them understand that the ability to succeed is available to anyone that believes. It is for this reason that Etisalat Nigeria is impacting students with the needed skills to prepare the Nigerian youth for the ever-dynamic world.”
Climaxing the event was the winning of a brand new car by Onoriukpe Timothy Efemena. A 100 level Mechanical Engineering student at FUTA, Efemena rode home a brand new Hyundai i10 car courtesy of Etisalat Nigeria.
An obviously excited Efemena, who had just resumed at the university as a fresher, commended the brand for giving him such a great opportunity. “Winning the highly coveted grand prize of a car is truly a dream come true for me and I am forever grateful to Etisalat for it,” he quipped.
During the course of the two day initiative, several students were rewarded with amazing prizes such as laptops, mobile phones, and other prizes.
It will be recalled that the maiden edition of the Etisalat Cliqfest held at the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, on September 8, 2012. Since then the youth empowerment initiative has gone through several Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education in Nigeria, impacting on the lives of students.