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Idoma boy, David Oche emerges winner of GoNigeria Pidgin Rap Challenge

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Victor David Oche from Benue emerged winner of the GoNigeria Pidgin Rap Challenge.

He went home with the star prize winner of N1million.

The GoNigeria Initiative, was aimed at encouraging youth participation in the electoral process.

Uroko Isreal Ejike from Enugu, who emerged as the first runners-up, receives a cash prize of N600,000 while Oluwatimilehin Fadimiroye Fortune from Ondo receives N400,000 as second runners-up

The Pidgin Rap Challenge was organised to further boost the public enlightenment campaign of GoNigeria, an advocacy initiated by Anap Foundation which seeks tosensitise Nigerian youths to register to vote, obtain their PVCs and participate in the electoral processes during the 2023 general elections.

The online challenge which ran from Saturday, 14 May, 2022 to Saturday, June 4, was aimed at engaging youths with a strong inclination in rap to showcase their talents and be part of the ongoing GoNigeria advocacy campaign.

The poster boy for the GoNigeria Pidgin Rap Challenge was renowned musician, actor and entertainer, Folarin Falana (Falz) who is also a GoAmbassador.

The digital competition offered persons between ages 18 to 34, an opportunity to create a 45- second rap video while holding their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) registration slip and encouraging other youths to go register and pick up their voters’ cards, whilst playing with the acronym PVC in the video, then posting their video using the hashtag #GoNigeriaRapContest.