As more
winners emerge in the ongoing N500 million Dangote Cement Retailers
Bonanza, Season 2, the scope of the winnings has been expanded by Access
Bank, which is partnering the cement company to offer additional prizes
to the Dangote Cement distributors and retailers.
At the presentation of prizes to the new
winners in Lagos yesterday, the bank told the winners that henceforth,
any distributor or retailer who refers someone to the bank would stand
the chance of winning a return ticket to Dubai and other household items
like fridges, freezers, fans and television, among others.
At the Isolo, Lagos depot of Dangote
Cement yesterday, leading the pack of star winners was a 90-year-old
retailer, Baba Hassan Shitta, who defied the early morning showers to
take delivery of his 600 bags and 20ft container he won.
He explained that he has been in the
business of cement retailing for years and that Dangote Cement bonanza
was the first cement company to organise a promo to benefit retailers.
“I was more than excited when I received
the phone call that I have won 600 bags of cement. It was my distributor
who helped me fill the coupon I submitted. Ever since I started the
business, I have never sold any other cement in my life. Dangote has
been good to me and this is another opportunity for me again. We are
being encouraged.
“May God continue to bless Alhaji Dangote
for his generosity. Imagine how much the number of bags of cement they
are giving me will add to my business. It’s a lot. I will take the story
to Ikorodu and tell others who are not yet participating in the Bonanza
that it is real,” Baba Shitta stated.
Also basking in the euphoria of their
winning, Soyombo Rashidat of Morash Ventures, Ikorodu, and Madam
Khadijat Oluseun Rasheed of Kazeezat Enterprises, Ibafo, said the
company has strengthened their resolve to continue in the business and
that Dangote has revolutionised the business to the level where they
could pass it on to their children.
Lauding the company for the good gesture,
the winners noted that they believe strongly they would win when
filling the coupons that won them the prizes. Soyombo who won 1,200 bags
and a 40ft container, all worth N4 million, said she would add the bags
of cement to her business to shore up her portfolio.
Madam Khadija expressed appreciation for
the prompt redemption of the prizes each time the company runs a promo.
According to her, she also won in the Season 1 of the bonanza and has
been winning 10 bags for the past 13 times before she finally won the
600 bags now.
In his comment, Lagos Regional Director,
Dangote Cement, Tunde Mabogunje, while thanking the winners, said the
company appreciated their patronage, adding that the promo was one of
the ways it planned to compensate them for their patronage over time.
He stated that Dangote Cement has never
shied away from encouraging its customers, both distributors and
retailers, and that the company is constantly devising means to help
them remain in business profitably.
He explained that the bonanza has been
designed in a very transparent manner that winners can only emerge
through due process devoid of manipulation. The Regional Director
explained that all the retailers need do is to buy up to 300 bags and
collect a coupon, fill it, write their name, address and phone numbers
and drop in the designated collection box. Every week draws are held to
select star winners.
“Anyone could win the 1,200 bags, 600
bags and certainly everyday some people win 10 bags of cement as
consolation prizes. The winner is called on phone while the draw is
going on and he or she collects from any of our stores nearest to them.
But we decided to take the winnings to them wherever they are in full
public glare so that those doubting will know it is real, and
participate,” he said.
In his own remarks, the Access Bank
Manager, Reuben Dalhatu-Gora, explained that the bank has only come in
to increase the chances and actual winning of Dangote Cement retailers.
“What we have done is to key into the bonanza by saying that even after
winning in the bonanza, you can still win from Access Bank simply by
referring to us the distributor from whom they bought their products.
“Both the retailer and distributor stand
the chance of winning. We have always partnered Dangote Cement anytime
they are running a promo for their customers and we felt we should be
involved this time round by increasing their chances of winning and the
actual winning,” he said.
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