Access Bank, Dangote partner, as winners emerge in bonanza

90-year-old emerges lucky winner

As more winners emerge in the on-going N500 million Dangote Cement Retailers Bonanza, Season two, the scope of the winnings has been expanded by the 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 refer someone to the bank would stand the chance of winning a return ticket to Dubai and other household items like Fridges, freezers, fans television etc.

At the Isolo, Lagos depot of the Dangote cement yesterday, leading the pack of star winners was a 90-year old retailer, Baba Hassan Shitta, who defied early morning drizzling to take delivery of his 600 bags and 20 ft. he won.

He explained that he has been in the business of cement retailing for years and that Dangote cement bonanza is the first time he see a cement company running a promo to benefit the retailers.

“I was more that excited when I received the phone call that I have won 600 bags of cement. It was my distributor who helped me filled the coupon that 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 generousity, imagine how much the number of cement they are giving me will add to my business. It’s a lot. I will take story to Ikorodu and tell others who are not yet participating in the Bonanza that it is real”, Baba Shitta stated.

Also, 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 revolutionized the business to the level where they could pass it on to their children.

The winners noted that they believed strongly that they would win when filling the coupons that won them the prizes. Soyombo, who won 1200 bags and a 40 ft. container, all worth N4 million, said she would add the bags of cement to her business to shore up her portfolio.

Madam Khadija said she also won in the Season one of the bonanza; and that she has been winning 10 bags for the past 13 times before she finally won the 600 bags now.

However, Lagos Regional Director, Dangote Cement, Tunde Mabogunje, while thanking the winners said the company appreciated their patronage and that the promo was one of the ways the Company planed to compensate them for their patronage over the time.

He stated that Dangote cement has never shied away from encouraging its customers both the distributors and the retailers; and that Dangote cement is constantly devising of means to help them remain in business profitably.

He explained that the bonanza has been designed in a very transparent manner that winners could only emerge through due process devoid of manipulation. The Regional Director explained that 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 a draws are held to select star winners.

“Anyone could win the 1200 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 the full public glare, so that those doubting will know it is real and participate.”

In his own remark, the Access Bank Manager, Reuben Dalhatu-Gora said that the bank has only come in to increase the chances and actual winning of the Dangote cement retailers.

He said,”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’s side simply by just referring to us the distributors, from whom they bought their products from.

Both the retailer and the distributor stand the chance of winner. We have always been partner with Dangote Cement anytime they are running a promo for their customers and we felt we should be involved this time around by increasing their chances of winning and the actual winning.