MTN Link Forum, an engagement platform for young, budding entrepreneurs, recently convened Entrepreneurs within and around the City of Calabar, for an interactive and exciting session with successful Business Icon at the Transcorp Metropolitan Hotel, Calabar. 

Aimed at providing young, talented and promising entrepreneurs and professionals, the opportunity to connect to their aspirations, by engaging and interacting with accomplished entrepreneurs and business icons, who come to share with them their success stories.

  

The event had in attendance as guest speakers, Nzan Ogbe, the Special Adviser to the Cross River State Governor’s Office, John Etim Bassey, an Architect and Business Consultant and Ekerete Gam-Ikom, a mentor and insurance magnate. Also in attendance was Patrick Ugbe, the Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Cross Rivers State.

Aminu Sanni, the Brand Manager, Progressive Segment, MTN described the forum as one of the many initiatives by MTN to enrich lives. According to him, MTN Link Forum is a value-added platform for young, budding entrepreneurs and professionals to network and connect to their dreams.

Aminu Sanni, Brand Manager, Progressive Segment MTN, Nzan Ogbe, Special Adviser to the Cross River State Governor’s office, Patrick Ugbe, Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Cross Rivers State and Sekou Barry, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), MTN Guinea

The event also served as an avenue to enlighten customers, on one of the MTN value-added services, the MTN Smooth Talk, which is tailored for business people who make high volume calls and require heavy data plan for their businesses.

Other side attractions at the event were exhibitions from Nokia, Stylish Desire; Calabar Best Fashion Designer, 2012, and Field Enterprise Centre.

The event came to a wrap with an outstanding musical performance by Nigerian Rapper, song- writer and singer, Sound Sultan the Jagbanjastic master.

Sound Sultan performing at the MTN Link Forum

Nzan Ogbe, the Special Adviser to the Cross River State Governor’s Office, Ekerete Gam-Ikom, a mentor and insurance magnate and John Etim Bassey, an Architect and Business Consultant sharing their success stories.