THE odds certainly worked for Mr. Temitope Ogunyemi, as he emerged one of the nine star prize winners in the on-going Legend Real Deal National Consumer Promotion. It was a night he had just left home to catch fun as he was so depressed due to events that occurred earlier in the day. That was how mother luck, last weekend, smiled on him. He was part of the first set of consumers who have been picked to travel to Dubai where he will stand the chance of shopping for items worth N1 million naira within 60 seconds in Dubai’s biggest shopping malls.

Ogunyemi, who was dazed after being picked, revealed that he had not gone out to a bar to hang out in over five months. The first raffle draw to pick winners for Legend’s unique Dubai shopping experience was held at De Dems Bar.

Other winners that emerged through an electronic raffle draw device were: James Nweke from Kano; Akoji Oche John from Abuja; Solomon Okorike from Imo State; Uchechukwu Dennis Chukwu from Ebonyi; Nwabuokei Ikechukwu Ambrose from Delta State; Oluwasuyi Kelvin Olubusuyi from Ado Ekiti; Aghedo Cyril Sadiq Ehinoria from Lagos and Austin Nwadife, also from Lagos.

In his speech, Ogunyemi said: “I didn’t want to go out on Friday night because I was depressed, but my friends persuaded me to come to De Dems, that a promo was going on. I strongly longed for the trip inside because I have never travelled out of the country before. I will like to thank Legend for this wonderful opportunity it has extended to us consumers to travel to Dubai. The N1million shopping experience is the icing on the cake.”

For Nwadife, an aluminium fabricator in Dopemu Akowonjo, it was his wife who made him to come to the bar. Hear him: “I didn’t plan to go out this night, but my wife insisted I must take the family out. After a lot of pressure, I yielded and we decided to come to De Dems Park. We didn’t even know a promo was going on there until we entered the premises and saw the place filled up. When it as time for the raffle draw, my name was announced as one of the winners that will go to Dubai. I am dedicating this victory to my wife.”

The night also witnessed the emergence of some winners who claimed the instant prize gifts which are also up for grabs in the promo. They are Oladimeji Bankole, a structural engineer, Godwin Agu, a civil engineer and Bolude Adebisi, who works with a global media company. Each carted home 32-inch LCD TV sets. Gbenga Ogunsote, another civil engineer won a 130 ltr refrigerator.

Mr Agu, an official of Legend, said: “I am not surprised that consumers are excited tonight. This is because whatever Legend says it will do, it must do. And for those who are still in doubt, the consumers that have won tonight speak volumes of the opportunities abound in the promo. The opportunity is in the hands of the consumers. Use the powers that you have, go down to your favourite bars, buy bottles of Legend, open the crown corks and what you see is what you get. The promotion is just a few days old. We have until the end of June 30 for this promo, so there’s a lot of time for you to participate and be part of those that may win the trip to Dubai.”

High point of the occasion was the presentation of prizes to the winners by popular hip-hop artiste, 9ice of  Gongo Aso fame. The compere of the day was De Don.