Toyota Nigeria Set to Unveil Winners of Car Making Competition at Unusual Fest Sept 10, 11

As part of the activities lined up for the first edition of the Unusual Fest, organisers of the festival and Toyota Nigeria are set to announce the winners of the car-making competition tagged: ‘Own The Dream’, at the Unusual Fest slated for September 10 and 11, 2022, in Lagos.

With a shared objective of creating a competition that would touch lives, the organisers said Unusual Fest and Toyota Nigeria partnered to organise a car-making competition that saw participants aged 21 and below design car models using fun materials.

The ‘own the dream’ competition began with an online and offline search for children interested in automobiles and creative enough to make cars from anything around them. Following this search, a massive turnout of entries was recorded, with 17 candidates making the final list.

The shortlisted candidates were then further trained at a workshop organised by Toyota Nigeria on the fundamentals of car making, followed by practical experience and visits to car parks and automobile assembly factories.

Equipped with the fundamental knowledge, the applicants participated in a competition at the Toyota head office, Lekki.

The competition has ended with the list of winners to be announced at the Unusual Fest at the Toyota Nigeria Head Office, Ikate, Lagos, on the 10th of September.

It serves as part of activities billed for the inaugural edition of the Unusual Fest. The Unusual Fest is convened by media personality, Alex Unusual, to serve as a one-of-its-kind academic, social, and personal enrichment event for children and their families.

“If the majority of our kids can have proper upbringing, it rubs off on people they encounter or stay around.

“This exemplary behaviour is passed from one person to another, and the world will become a better place.” Unusual added.

On the partnership and mission to touch lives, Head of service Operations at Toyota Nigerian Limited, Sylvester Enwerem, said: “Just like the name ‘own your dream’ suggests, we aim to encourage Nigerians to own their creativity and remind them that their dreams are valid.

“Our partnership with Unusual Fest aligns with our values as an organisation. We’re further supporting these young creative geniuses and future automobile designers with up to half a million Naira in prizes, and we look forward to doing much more.”

Children who will attend the event will learn leadership, problem-solving skills, and more from a robust line-up of speakers who include Dr Lanre Olusola, Frank Edoho, Kate Henshaw, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Timi Dakolo, Eku Edewor, Dr May Ikeora, Simi Drey, among others.

The organisers said the fest promises an educative and entertaining line-up of events, which will see speakers dissect critical topics. Day one of the event will take place September 10 at the Toyota Nigeria Head Office at Ikate, Lagos. The second day of the event will take place on September 11 to mark the end of the two-day fest and will take place at the Louise Marie Stage School, Lekki, Lagos.