The residents who came from various part of the city did not, however, leave the venue without free recharge cards of their choice to start with.
While addressing the gathering at the weekend in Abuja, the co-convener of Citizens Action To Take Back Nigeria (CATBAN) Comrade Ibrahim Garba Wala, who was a guest speaker, said the opportunity technology is bringing to Nigerians is enough to find solutions to some of the challenges people are facing during recession.
“We are busy looking for solutions for many things but many people don’t know that through technology they could get solution to medical situation, security situation and some other challenges in our immediate homes.
While commending the organiser for what he described as a life impacting empowerment program, Comrade Wala said lack of information has kept many people in the dark, hence the need for more of such empowerment event.
“The opportunity the technology is bringing to us is enough to empower millions of people. It is enough to give us solutions to various challenges of life. What Topup Africa is introducing to us is a reality, it is not a magic but something that will be beneficial to us.”
The Business Manager of Topup Africa, Mr. Henry Chima, said his organization is an empowerment platform, “actually, it is a Mobil wallet that we have created which will help people who download it to sell airtime, DSTV, Internet subscription and electricity recharge to other people and make profit on it.”
On recession, he said “this is the best opportunity now that the country is in recession, we said that this economic situation the country is now people can actually us Topup Africa to get out of recession.
Chima added that his organision is currently using recharge cards as it primary product because “whether there is recession or not people still make calls, subscribe for data, recharge metters and using airtime, so that is a virgin market for anybody to tap into.
“Topup Africa gives five percent profit on every recharge you make whivh is an opportunity for people who do not have job othrr people who want to make more income for themselves.
He called on all Nigerians who have smart phones to immediately download the Topup Africa to start make money instead of using their phones for unproductive ventures.
In an interview with newsmen, a participant, Victoria Benjamin, who commended the organisers of the empowerment programme, said such event has given her opportunity to start using her phone to make money even as a student, calling on government at all levels to encourage such an empowerment program often.
In his own, Mr. Ozor Josphat, urged the organiser not to limit the event at the city center alone.
“This kind of even ought to have taken place in villages because that is where they needed it most. People are living in abject poverty and if this kind of empowerment is given to them I believe it will raise their standard of living,” he said.
