Miracle Igbokwe, the winner of 2018 Big Brother Naija Reality Show has been rewarded with a cash gift of N2 Million naria and a land.
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The gift were given to him by Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha.
The Governor also promised to give land to Miracle in any choice place in the State to enable him return home and build a house of his own.
He equally also extended another N2 million Cash donation to Miss Nina Chinonso who participated in the event. Both Igbokwe and Nina are all from Imo State. And they had all spoken well of the free education programme of the State Government while the event was on.
The governor made the donations when Mr. Igbokwe and Nina visited him at the Government House Owerri on Thursday, May 3, 2018, adding that Mr. Igbokwe has made the State proud by emerging the winner of the show.
“We are gathered here to welcome our son who has made us proud. Miracle is our son who went to South Africa for the Big Brother Naija Show. He spoke well of his State and was a good ambassador of his State. For this, we thought, it is proper that we receive him”.Okorocha said
The governor explained that “Usually, our State does not engage in receiving people for outings they have made, unless we consider such an outing one that has positive bearing to the image of the State. One thing outstanding is that these two great participants, Miracle and Nina spoke highly of Imo State. They stood tall and proud of their State, in South Africa. This is the reason for the honour and to say welcome back home”.
He advised Mr. Igbokwe to use the Fame to Propagate the ideas he believes in and never allow it to enter his head, promising to collaborate with him in seeing to the establishment of a pilot School in Imo State.
Mr. Miracle Igbokwe in his speech thanked the governor for finding them worthy to be honoured, adding that it is uncommon the leaders.
His words “I am excited about our governor because of his educational strides, especially his free education in Imo State. This is a great gift to humanity”.
He said he would see to the collaboration of the State government towards the establishment of the Pilot College in the State, to further open the state to the world, adding that his vision is to expand the aircraft simulation centre to a world class Aviation College.