MTN Nigeria on Sunday unveiled its 4th edition of ‘Season of Surprises’ in commemoration of the Christmas season at Giwa Barracks in Ikoyi, Lagos in attendance with top officials of the company.

In her welcome address, the Human Resources Executive of MTN Nigeria, Mrs Esther Akinnukawe, said that the ‘Season of Surprises’ is part of MTN’s community development initiatives which would spread to other parts of the country.

According to her, making the lives of our customers and community brighter is the major concern of MTN and that is the reason the Season of Surprises was instituted.

“We are doing this because we believe charity begins at home and other communities will eventually partake in this initiative,” she said.

She also encouraged everyone in the family and communities in the Christmas season to show kindness to people around them.

While declaring the event opened, the Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Dr Paschal Dozie,  said that the Christmas season is a time for giving and encouraged everyone to give to people around them.

“This is a time for giving and we are going to give to everyone irrespective of who they are; whether they are our subscribers or not, we are just happy to give out.

“It is not only material items but also goodwill to the people of Nigeria,” he said.

Food items and provisions were shared to over 200 residents and a grand raffle draw was held that saw residents go home with generators, mobile devices and other grand prizes.

The telecommunication network promised to continue the act of giving in the country and encouraged others to emulated the kind gesture by giving back to the communities.