The search
team for the 2017 Indomie Independence Day Award for Heroes of Nigeria, an
annual corporate social responsibility initiative of Dufil Prima Foods Plc, is
set to hit various search locations across the country.
According
to a statement by the company, the search exercise which will kick-off from the
12th of June is targeted at identifying, recognising and rewarding
Nigerian children for unique acts of bravery and heroism isset to gather true
stories from the designated locations about children of age 15 and below, who
have at one time or the other performed exceptional acts of bravery and
heroism.
The Group Public
Relations Manager, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, Mr. Tope Ashiwaju said the search
exercise would take place in 10 States spread across the geo-political zones in
the country. The States include:Lagos, Ondo, Abuja, Niger, Bayelsa, Delta,
Abia, Anambra, Kaduna and Kano and would last for a duration of eight weeks.
“There will
be a search team which will comprise ten searchers per location headed by a
supervisor to ensure quality control and authenticity of the collected
stories,” he said.
Ashiwaju however
assured that the search exercise would not be limited to the field search
alone, as there are other methods through which entries could be received, such
as calls to designated phone lines, email address, hand delivery of letters at
the project office so as to gather more entries from every nook and cranny of
the country.
Also
speaking on this development, Project Leader of Market Probe Plc; the
Independent Research Agency tasked with the IIDA 2017 search exercise, Mr.
Raymond Fatunji, said the stories would be verified and authenticated by way of
thorough investigation and gathering of witnesses who could testify to the authenticity
of the stories.
“Nothing
will be spared in verifying the authenticity of the stories and we intend to
ensure more quality stories are gotten this year. The search exercise will not
be limited to just the 10 locations as we intend combing neighbouring areas
within these locations for stories,” he added.
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