The winning stride continued at the Federal University of Technology, Akure as Ajijola Gbolahan, a 400-level student of the Department of Transport Management Technology [TMT] came first at the Verve Cashless Campus Challenge 2014 held at Verve International Head Office, Victoria Island, Lagos . Ajijola’s entry in the competition was better than entries from students from twenty other universities from across the country who took part in the competition according to the panel of judges.
Eleven finalists which comprised three FUTA students (Ojo Oluwole, Michael John and Ajijola Gbolahan) two from University of Ilorin, two from University of Port-Harcourt, One from University of Calabar, one from University of Lagos,one from University of Nigeria, Nsukka and one from University of Makurdi were picked from a pool of 400 applicants who were involved in the race at the start of the competition. Ajijola eventually beat all of them to the coveted prize.
Ajijola whose presentation was based on creativity and workability won with his proposal on the solution to the fare payment problem on campus using a form of mobile ticketing platform amongst other payment options. In addition to cash prize of N500, 000.00 Ajijola and other winners would be given the opportunity to deploy their concepts in their respective campuses to popularize the concept for students to imbibe the cashless policy.
The competition is designed to increase students understanding of a cashless society which will enable them proffer innovative and practical solution to payment problems within their various campuses and also promote and drive their campuses towards a cashless economy. The Verve e-Cash is a payment device that does not require an account number to activate and transact.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Adebiyi Daramola, has already congratulated Ajijola and the staff and students of the Department of Transport Management Technology saying the feat is in tandem with the excellence that FUTA has come to be noted for .The Campus Challenge was organised under the aegis of Verve Nigeria and Enact us Nigeria.
