It was an atmosphere of excitement on Wednesday when winners of MTN Project Fame Season 9 were presented with brand new cars as part of their winnings.

Brand new cars were presented to the first prize winner, Okiemute Ighorodje; the first runner up, Elizabeth Emoruwa and the second runner up, Kitay Okotete.

The closing gala of the competition organised by Ultima Studio Limited and sponsored by MTN Nigeria was held in September 24 at the Ultima studios. The seven finalists,Winner Egbo,Dapo Arogundade, Pere Davies, Kitay Okotete, Elizabeth Emoruwa and Okiemute Ighorodje, the winner were all presented with their prize money in cheques.

Okiemute is a graduate of Linguistics and Communications from University of Port Harcourt.

The 25-year-old who had a stint in modelling before branching out to singing received N5 million as prize money in addition to the brand new Sports Utility Vehicle she just received.

At the presentation held at the Lagos office of MTN Nigeria, Okiemute expressed gratitude to God, Ultima studios, and MTN Nigeria for the wonderful opportunity.

“This car actually suits my skin tone, I absolutely love it!” - See more at: http://www.hitgist.com.ng/2016/12/project-fame-season-9-winners-get-cars.html?m=1#sthash.HA951jff.dpuf

Kudos to MTN for this great empowerment scheme