Communications giants, MTN has lauded the leadership style of Governor Alex Otti, saying this has impacted much and brought a lot of difference in Abia State.
This is even as the company has vowed to inspire the made-in-Aba ideology in such a way that somebody can stay in Aba and inspire the world positively through his products.
The project manager of MTN’s “Go M.A.D” programme, Joseph Ogbuka, who spoke during the programme’s unveiling in Aba, the state’s commercial capital, said the campaign had been taken to different cities in the country before coming to Aba, adding that the city of Aba was chosen in the South East as a result of the turn around witnessed since Otti came in as Governor.
“We have been to Abuja, Enugu, Calabar, Ibadan, Benin and we are now in the city of Aba. There is no better time to come to Aba than now. I came to Aba a long time ago and it wasn’t a city then, if you ask me, to come again; I won’t come back here. But thank God for a governor that is making a difference,” he recalled.
“The city is the most industrious city in Nigeria. We came to Aba because it’s a city that is already making a difference, a city that aligns with our philosophy of “Go M.A.D.” and the Governor is doing a great job.”
Ogbuka stated they were in Aba to inspire the made-in- Aba ideology so that by the end of the day, somebody can stay in Aba and inspire the world positively.
He said the campaign is one that seeks to inspire Nigerians to go out and affect their community, affect their environment, no matter the class they belong to.
“The campaign is one that seeks to inspire Nigerians to go out there and affect their community, affect their environment, no matter the class that you are.
“The truth about that matter is that if you make a difference, you do not only empower yourself, you also empower the value chain around you,” Ogbuka stressed.
Noting that Nigeria is passing through a lot at the moment, which informed MTN’s decision to start the campaign to try and encourage Nigerians to do something that will affect their world positively, Ogbuka said: “For us, it’s a case of Nigerians doing things differently in order to better not just ourselves, but the entire community, the entire country at large.
“So, for us, it’s a campaign that was designed to inspire Nigerians to really go out there and make a difference.”
So, in your own small space we are saying, make a difference – as journalists, you should make a difference also.
He described MTN as an enabler that provides the data and services which enable Nigerians to take the world in their own hands and make a difference.
“Data is life; we can hardly do anything without data and with our data, we want to empower Nigerians, we want to see that with this data, you can go out there and affect the world,” Ogbuka added.
The project’s Ambassador, Michael Chinedum Ogbonna, the CEO of a clothing outfit in Aba said the MTN “Go M.A.D” project has brought a new chapter to the ease of doing business.
“Before, for one to get something across to some people in terms of designs and all what not, it takes some days, but right now, it does not take days again, but some minutes.
“In whatever you find yourself doing, the internet can be of good help. During COVID-19 when offices were closed, the internet filled the gap,” he said.
According to him, making clothes for people living outside Nigeria was made possible through technology provided by MTN through data, adding that the internet has made the world a global village.
