Twenty-four-year-old Chinedu Ubachukwu has emerged winner of
the 11th season of Gulder Ultimate Search (GUS), which ended last night.
Chinedu who is a graduate of Petroleum and Gas Engineering
from the University of Port Harcourt, and hails from Anambra State, and 13
others were in the Aguleri Jungle in
Anambra State for 26 days, for the adventure reality show which aired on
digital and terrestrial television channels where he edged out with co-finalists,
Emmanuel Afolabi and Nne Cosy Joe, to discover the mythical General’s Helmet, a
symbol of this year’s search tagged “The
Mission”.
Perhaps, his familiarity with the topography of Anambra
North local government area was an added advantage for his victory. It is not
clear what part of the state he hails from, but Ubachukwu had said, in a
previous interview, that his place is not far from Aguleri, giving the reason
he should win the contest.
“My expectation is very high. I’m from Anambra and my
village is actually a few distance away from Aguleri. So, I just have to win
this one or else I don’t know if I will be able to go home for Christmas, if I
don’t win it,” he had said.
As promised by Nigerian Breweries Plc., organizers of the
show, Ubachukwu, by his feat, automatically qualified for the grand prize of
N10 million and a brand new Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). It was no doubt a
grueling 26 days for all the contestants, who will each get a prize according
to how they were evicted from the show. But finally, this victory came after Ubachukwu
successfully navigated his way through the forest and managed to row his canoe
across the heavy currents of Aguleri River.
Upon Ubachukwu’s discovery of the General’s helmet, Chidi Mokeme,
the anchor of the show, congratulated him, saying:
“After 26 murderous days in the Aguleri jungle, after days
and nights of pain and sorrow, thinking about the unknown, nursing your wounds
with sweats and blood, it is you Chinedu who made it here. It is you who has
carved your name in history. It is you who has earned the bragging rights; it
is you who has made it into the elite league of extraordinary warriors. By the
powers conferred on me by the Council of Elders, I now pronounce you Last Man
Standing.”
Two other contestants will also receive brand new vehicles.
They are Samantha Appi, who will get a brand new Ford Eco sport for emerging
the last woman standing + a prize money and a Ford Focus SUV car + prize money to
Otto Canon who won the viewers’ choice.
The prize presentation ceremony will be presided over by the
Governor of Anambra State Dr. Willie Obiano at the Women Development Centre,
Awka, on Saturday 1st November, 2014.
Lets go show some love to our own brother
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