By Emmanuel Elebeke

A Youth Corp member, Sunday Etuk, on Tuesday won a brand new car courtesy Uber’s uberFREEKICK campaign. The presentation of the vehicle was done at the Uber Greenlight Hub in the Federal capital Territory, Abuja.

The driver-partner,  Onen Ejeh, who was represented by a close associate expressed gratitude to the management of Uber in Nigeria.

“I’ve recently just concluded the mandatory National Youth Corps Service (NYSC), program and decided to take advantage of the opportunities presented by being an Uber driver-partner; I was consistent it and I’m glad it paid off. Winning a brand new car gives me the option of maximizing my earnings on the Uber platform, and will ensure that my riders are very comfortable,” said Ejeh.

Senior Driver Operations Manager for Nigeria, Uber, Osi Oguah,  explained that “The month-long competition was open to all driver-partners with active accounts in Abuja. A brand new car was also presented to a driver-partner in Lagos last week.’’

According to him, the winner of the uberFREEKICK competition needed to complete 40 trips per week in Lagos or Abuja during the competition period, in addition to meeting other criteria.

‘‘We are glad to see that consistent and committed driver-partners were impacted positively by the competition,” said Oguah.

Commenting on the competition, General Manager West Africa, Uber, Lola Kassim said: “Our unique brand proposition at Uber is that we are committed to creating business and economic opportunities, especially for driver-partners. We value our driver community and are always looking at ways in which we can make their experience more memorable on Uber. We’re excited to continue stimulating growth across a broad range of sectors within the Nigerian socio-economic space.”