Boy who lost leg while saving mum, others win multi-million scholarships at Indomie award

L-R: Executive Director, Corporate and Investment Banking, Stanbic IBTC, Mr Andrew Mashanda; CEO, TVC Communications, Mr Andrew Hanlon; CEO, Multipro Consumer Products Limited, Mr Pawan Sharma; CEO, Wazobia TV, Mrs Tatiana Musale with winner of Intellectual bravery Category, Master Elijah Ephraim Umanah; winner of Social bravery Category, Master Nengi Ayomide Pepple and winner of Physical bravery Category, Master Victor Olayiwola at 2018 Indomie Independent Day Awards (IIDA) in Lagos.

 

Fifteen-year-old boy, Masters Victor Olayiwola, who had his left leg amputated for saving his mother’s life during a car accident in 2012, was among three winners for this year’s Indomie Independence Day Awards (IIDA), which held in Lagos.

IIDA is a corporate social responsibility initiative from the stable of Dufil Prima Foods, the maker of Indomie Instant Noodles. The award, which began in 2008, is geared towards recognising and celebrating children below the age of 15 who have exhibited extraordinary acts of heroism in the face of danger or societal challenges. The IIDA initiative has so far benefited 40 Nigerian children who have shown exemplary character and bravery.

L-R: Chairman, Dufil Credit Committee, Mr Abubakar Jose; Founder, Society for Performing Arts of Nigeria (SPAN), Mrs Sarah Boulus; Managing Director, Nova Merchant Bank, Mr Anya Duroha; winner of Intellectual bravery Category, Master Elijah Ephraim Umanah; Chief Operating Officer, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, Mr Madhukar Khetan; and Chief Operating Officer, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, Mr Adhi Naruto.

During this year’s edition of the award, Olayiwola won the Physical Bravery Category of the award along with Masters Elijah Ephraim Umanah and David Nengi Ayomide Pepple, who won the Intellectual and Social Bravery categories of the award respectively. While the trio went home with multi-million scholarships, Dufil Prima Foods promised to sponsor the treatment of Pepple’s younger brother who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

L-R: CEO, Lekki Port Free Trade Zone, Mr Dinesh Rathi; CEO, Wazobia TV, Mrs Tatiana Musale; winner of Social bravery Category, Master Nengi Ayomide Pepple; General Manager, Bank of Industry, Mr Leonard Kange; CEO, TVC Communications, Mr Andrew Hanlon; and Chief Operating Officer, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, Mr Girish Sharma

L-R: Executive Director, Corporate and Investment Banking, Stanbic IBTC, Mr Andrew Mashanda; Winner of Indomie Independence Day Physical Bravery Awards Category, Master Victor Olayiwola; Executive Director, First Bank Plc, Mr. Remi Oni and CEO, Multipro Consumer Products Limited, Mr Pawan Sharma.

Chief Operating Officer, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, Mr Girish Sharma with Founder, Rise Networks, Mrs Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji.

In his welcome address, Chief Executive Officer of Multipro Consumer Products Limited, Mr Pawan Sharma, said IIDA originated from the passion that the Indomie brand had to celebrate heroism among Nigerian children.

So far, the IIDA initiative has been able to positively impact the lives of about 40 Nigerian children who have shown exemplary courage. The heroic feats of these children will go down in the annals of history.