Many lucky subscribers including a police Inspector, a nurse, a civil servant and a commercial tricycle driver who won between N10,000 and N5 million in the ongoing Glo “Recharge to Stardom” promo have collected their cheques at a special prize presentation ceremony held on Friday at Glo’s corporate headquarters in Lagos.

The winners are Stephen Kuti, a policeman who won N5million, Donatus Nwodoh, a lawyer from Abakaliki who went home with N1million, Linus Udo, a tricycle driver from Akwa Ibom, Tayo Attah, a nurse from Kaduna, and Adedapo Kolawole, a civil servant from Kwara state.

Other winners include Ahmed Adoga, a driver from Delta State and Ayokari Atimuda, a student from Ado Ekiti who won N1milion each. Twenty other subscribers won N25,000 each while twenty three others won N10,000 each.

Speaking at the prize presentation ceremony, the winners expressed their surprise and joy at the fact that they were among the lucky winners in the promo which is part of Glo’s 10th anniversary celebration.

An ecstatic Kuti, who won N5 million in the promo, was accompanied to the event by his ageing mother, Mrs Elizabeth Kuti. He said that it was initially difficult for him to believe. “I never believed, but now I believe, I want to thank Globacom Chairman, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. for remembering subscribers on the occasion of his company’s 10th anniversary”, he said.

One of those who won N1milllion is Pastor Oluwole Sunday from Oshogbo, Osun State who gave glory to God for what he described as “a great opportunity”. He described Globacom as a peoples’ network, adding that “Glo gave Nigerians, particularly the poor the opportunity to be able to use phones due to the competitive tariffs on its network. I am very proud to be on the Glo Network”, he said.

Another winner is Mrs. Tayo Attah, a nurse from Kawo area in Kaduna, who also went home with N1 million.

A very happy Mrs. Attah gave kudos to Globacom for empowering Nigerians through the promo. “I came all the way from Kaduna to become a millionaire in Lagos, courtesy of Globacom and I am very happy”, she stated.

Mr. Kolawole Adedapo, a civil servant working in the Ilorin office of the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) is another recipient of N1million.

Asked what his reaction was on hearing that he won, Mr. Adedapo stated, “Unlike others, I actually believed when I got the call but my wife did not believe”. He thanked Globacom for the opportunity, promising to let Nigerians know that Glo promos are real.

In his remarks at the event, Ashutosh Tiwary, GM, Consumer Marketing, said that the promo was part of a loyalty reward initiative for Glo subscribers as the company marks the 10th anniversary of the commencement of its operations.

“The objective was to transform many lives and create many millionaires and multi-millionaires from our subscriber base. We also aimed to ensure that our loyal subscribers are handsomely rewarded as they celebrate with us during our 10th anniversary. Since then, we have given out millions of naira and other cash prizes to several winners at prize presentations during our Slide and Bounce concerts held in Lagos and Abuja”, he said.

The Glo “Recharge to Stardom” promo offers thousands of loyal subscribers on the Glo network the opportunity to win various prizes ranging from N10,000 up to the grand prize of N25 million.

Prepaid and post-paid Glo subscribers who recharge with N200 and above during the promo period stand a chance of winning any of the prizes ranging from N10,000 to N1million while subscribers who recharge up to N5,000 during the promo period stand a chance of winning the grand prize of N25million.