Twelve
lucky shoppers are set to enjoy an all-expenses paid weekend mentorship programme
with Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh as Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite
e-commerce giant flags off its traditional festive season sale – KongaJara–
which offers massive deals, mouthwatering discounts and huge savings for all
categories of shoppers with a difference this year.
The
12 beneficiaries will be selected randomly from customers who shopped on any of
Konga’s various platforms, including online – www.konga.comand
offline in any Konga retail store nationwide or via Konga Bulk, as well as those
who purchase their flight tickets on Konga Travel or carry out transactions on
Konga Pay between December 1, 2022 and January 31, 2023, although shoppers who
have a higher frequency or volume of purchases stand a better chance of being
selected for the much-anticipated mentorship programme.
Tagged
Knowledge Weekend, the free mentorship programme with Ekeh, a Forbes Best of
Africa Leading Tech Icon, will bring a fitting climax to the KongaJara
fiesta sale which kicked off on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 and will run through
Tuesday, January31, 2023. The programme
is an initiative of KongaKares, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm
of the Konga Group and is part of efforts to empower budding entrepreneurs with
the right business success tips and strategies to create new wealth in the 21st
Century. Names of winners will be announced every Monday starting from January
2, 2023, with the final list of winners to be published on the Konga website and on
other major news media channels on February 6, 2023.
The
development is set to add a mega kick to this year’s edition of the annual KongaJara
sale. In addition to delivering huge value to shoppers, KongaJara combines
the Christmas season deals and New Year bonus sale, offering extra savings on
items and best prices unmatched anywhere else in Nigeria for all categories of
customers, including bulk buyers at this period of global hardship.
With
the curtains drawn on the exciting and successful 2022 edition of KongaYakata,
the month-long Black Friday sales campaign of the e-commerce giant, attention
now turns to the highly anticipated KongaJara which offers millions of
shoppers a chance to enjoy huge savings in their festive shopping along with a
chance to be mentored by Ekeh.
Top
among the list of products that are already enjoying significant attention with
the commencement of KongaJaraon Tuesday are food items such as bags of
rice, cooking oil, condiments, tomato paste and beverages. Others are a wide
range of items from categories such as Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG),
Groceries, Fashion, Computing&Electronics, Home & Kitchen appliances,
Mobile phones as well as quality Wine & Spirits and non-alcoholic
beverages.
Meanwhile,
selected shoppers for the Knowledge Weekend programme are in for a treat, with
their fares to the location of the retreat, hotel accommodation, feeding and
cost of return trip all funded by KongaKares. In addition, the lucky
beneficiaries will be exposed to healthy living tips, a finishing school,
gym/aerobic sessions, deeper insights on the pitfalls confronting contemporary
businesses, the new avenues to create sustainable wealth, how to navigate the
prevailing tough business climate, as well as direct, one-on-one feedback
sessions with Mr. Ekeh. Participants are also expected to dine with Mr. Ekeh in
addition to engaging him on his record-breaking entrepreneurial journey.
Few
facts about Leo Stan Ekeh
Leo
Stan Ekeh, Africa’s leading serial digital entrepreneur is founder and Chairman
of over seven leading tech companies across multiple verticals in the ICT
sector and with several successful businesses in four continents. He also holds
the record of delivering the biggest tech project on the African continent.
Mr.
Ekeh is a most distinguished African ICT personality with numerous awards and
recognitions to his credit. He pioneered Desktop Publishing and Computer
Graphics, the region’s first locally assembled and internationally certified
computer brand, e-Commerce, Biometric revolution for elections, WiMax, ICT
products & solutions distribution, amongst others in Africa.
For
his incisive entrepreneurship and as a pride to modern Nigeria, Mr. Ekeh has
been honoured by two Nigerian Presidents with highly coveted National Awards;
namely the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) and ICON of HOPE Award in 2003
and 2001 respectively by President Olusegun Obasanjo. Also in November 2019,
President Muhammadu Buhari honoured him with the National Productivity Merit
Award (NPOM) for his sustained leadership in the area of Information and
Communications Technology (ICT).
A
first-rate Indian trained economist and Forbes Best of Africa Leading Tech Icon
with over 60 national and international awards, including four Doctorate
degrees (Honorary) to his name, Mr. Ekeh has remained in the forefront of
enthroning digital democracy, inspiring many budding entrepreneurs and
promoting gender empowerment in Nigeria and beyond, while also touching many
lives through the Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation.
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