The
Paramount Ruler and Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo has applauded
Globacom for being an indigenous company international cutting-edge services
and products evident in advanced countries, reports ITRealms.
The
Alake gave this applause while addressing a press conference at the Ake Palace,
Abeokuta, to announce the activities marking the celebration of this year’s
Lisabi Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The
monarch, ITRealms reports attributed
the giant strides recorded by Globacom in the 11 years of its operations to the
dynamism, commitment, exposure and business acumen of the company’s chairman,
Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. (GCON), adding that they were both old boys of Ibadan
Grammar School that produced personalities committed to attaining the peak in
all endeavours.
He
congratulated Globacom for sponsoring the festival again this year and declared
that the telecommunication company would always be the preferred partner of
Egba sons and daughters at home and in the diaspora.
Oba
Gbadebo described the Lisabi Festival which celebrates the heroism of Lisabi as
an ample opportunity to revive the good part of Egba culture without
worshipping idols, adding that Egbaland was great in the past and will be great
again.
Earlier,
Globacom’s Head, Business Support, Mr. Yomi Ogunbamowo said the company would
partner with the festival organizing committee to make this year’s edition of
the festival very colourful and fascinating.
He
said Globacom had empowered millions of Nigerians directly and indirectly
through its various programmes and enjoined all Egba indigenes to participate
in the on-going Glo Overload Promo in order to stand a chance to become
millionaires as the company will still make many more Nigerians millionaires in
the promo.
He
described the theme of this year’s Lisabi Festival 'Collective
Responsibility: A panacea to the socio-economic development of Egbaland'
as apt, adding that nothing can be achieved without unity.
+Remmy Nweke (ITRealms) +John Awe
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Pix: L-R:Globacom’s State Manager (Ogun), Mr. Gbolahan Olajide, Chairman, Lisabi Festival Committee, Chief Rasheed Raji, Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo and Globacom’s Head, Business Support, Mr. Yomi Ogunbamowo at the 2015 Lisabi Festival Press Conference held at Ake Palace, Abeokuta.
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