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| The Contestants |
University of Benin (UNIBEN) and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)
have joined the league of the tertiary institutions in Nigeria that have
produced representatives in this year’s Onga National Campus Cooking
Competition. The universities have joined University of Ibadan, University of
Lagos, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; and Federal University of
Technology, Minna; as winners emerged in the regional campus activations held
on the campuses.
Idoni Precious, a student of the Agricultural Science emerged
winner out of the 10 students that participated in the contest for UNIBEN;
while Mohmood Ismail of the Faculty of Pharmacy won in the activation held in
ABU.
For UNIBEN, Onyejekwe Victoria (Faculty of Education), Ima Osagie
(Faculty of Life Science) and Jude Odibeli (Faculty of Law) were the first,
second and third runners-up consecutively. Similarly, the first, second and
third runners-up for ABU are Femi Eva (Faculty of Engineering); Susan Qdunm
(Faculty of Vetenary Medicine); and Adikwu Elizabeth (Faculty of Art).
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| Prize winner |
Each regional winner went home with Deep Freezers as part of their
reward for participating in the competition, while the first runners-up and
second runners-up also carted away gas oven. Other contestants equally smiled
home with consolation prizes.
The objective of the competition is to give students across select
campuses the opportunity to sharpen their culinary skills; enlighten the public
on the wide variety of dishes enjoyed by different cultures across the country;
and create an emotional bond between the brand’s target audience and the Onga
Seasoning through active engagement and one-on-one interaction.
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| Prize presentation |
Speaking on the competition, Mr. Kachi Onubogu, Executive
Director, Commercial, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, sponsors of the competition
said one of the tested platforms Onga uses to engage its target audience is
Onga National Campus Cooking Competition. His words: “One of such tested
platforms is the Onga National Campus Cooking Competition, which takes place in
selected campuses of universities in Nigeria. It is an effective platform for
interacting closely with our target group and engaging them in the art of
cooking.”
To participate in the ongoing campus activation, contestants are
asked to submit their entries in the dedicated drop boxes placed within their
faculties. Each entry is expected to comprise an empty pouch of Onga Cubes, 5
empty wrappers of Onga Cube and 5 Onga powder sachets.
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| Eating Competition |
A total of 10 contestants are picked to represent each university
in a raffle draw; and the best from each campus is chosen as winner to
represent the participating institution in the Grand Finale that will hold in
Lagos in November 2014.
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