Glo officials visit home of winner to convince her on car prize
It took the visit of Glo officials to the home of 27-year-old Temitope Bakare in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, on Monday before she became convinced that she had indeed won a brand new car in the Festival of Joy promotion.
Bakare, a hairdresser who just graduated from university, had emerged the latest car winner in the promo, but calls to her line from the venue of the draw were not answered. Instead she kept cutting off the calls, and, after sometime, switched off her phone. Some Glo staff members then decided to visit her home in Itaalaga Street, which was about a kilometer away from Gloworld in Ijebu Ode.
It was only then she believed. “When the calls kept coming and coming, I thought they were from fraudsters. Though I dialed *611# short code and kept recharging, I never thought I could win among millions of subscribers. This was why I decided to switch off my phone to block further calls”, she told the audience at the prize-presentation ceremony on Tuesday even as she rolled on the floor, weeping in joy. It was a joyous occasion as Bakare’s relations including her aunt who gave her the SIM that won her the car, Mrs. Adijat Adesoye, her father; Mr. Moroof Bakare, other members of the extended Bakare family and community members all hugged her repeatedly in pure ecstasy.
-the sun
