Michael Nwachukwu wins Gulder Ultimate Search 2008
August 9, 2008 Posted by 
WatchMan
Michael Nwachukwu ( Big MIKE )
THE search for the Lost Chronicle, the symbol of this year’s edition of the popular reality TV show, Guilder Ultimate Search (GUS V) climaxed last night, at the Agwu Hills in Enugu, with Micheal Nwachukwu as the bearer of the treasure.
The struggle among the three finalists - Frank, Linda and Mike - leading to the discovery of the Lost Chronicle was the main menu served last night on the TV package, signaling the end of the three weeks of fun, thrill, anxiety, excitement on national television stations and cable TV across the continent of Africa.
With the feat, Nwachukwu will be exchanging the treasure for a whopping N7m, a brand new SUV and N500,000 wardrobe allowance at a ceremony holding today at the prestigious Protea Nike Lake Resort in Enugu.
Known among his co-contestants as “Big Mike” in reference to his frame and height, which stands at six feet, seven inches, Michael, from the start of the yearly competition sponsored by the Guilder larger, the premium brand from the stable of the Nigerian Breweries Plc, had demonstrated that he was in the game for a big kill. He loves the movie Superman 3 and believes in the popular saying that cowards die many times but soldiers die once. He is from Anambra State but leaves in Lagos. He is a 26 year-old graduate of Forestry from the University of Ibadan.
With his victory, the new millionaire has joined the Guilder Ultimate Man hall of fame, which includes Ezeugo Egwuagu, Lucan Chamblis, Hector Jobarteh and Dominic Mudabai who had recorded similar feats in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 in that order.
As shown on TV Friday night, Mike was speechless for minutes after he discovered the treasure. He couldn’t believe what had happened to him. Besides the spontaneous demonstration of joy, it appeared, he did not know what to say. He was only waiting for the presentation ceremony tonight.
Michael’s victory was, however, a twist of fate as his opponent got there before him but could not find the treasure. Frank, the 26-year-old graduate of Marketing, had shown signs all along of making it to the final treasure, having rediscovered the key found by Dominic Mudabai in Shere Hills last year. Just last Tuesday, he found the symbol that would lead the order of heroes to the Lost Chronicle, dusting the other contenders - Michael, Phina and Linda. Perhaps, following what is fast becoming the characteristics of the show, whereby the first person that gets to the treasure never finds it, Frank got to the actual spot of the treasure but like Julian in Snake Island, Lagos; Martin in Obudu Hills; Tope in NIFOR; and Chiedozie in Shere Hills, he lost concentration and lost the race to a more calculating contender, Michael Nwachukwu.
The exciting programme, which enjoyed wide viewers was beamed from the thick forests of Awgu Hills in the Awgu Local Council of Enugu State. It began with 10 strong contenders, five males and five females. The males were Frank Adamu, Mohammed from Bornu State; Brian Mokelu from Anambra State; Dutman Frederick Sentong from Plateau State; and Mfoniso Okop JJ from Akwa Ibom State.
The girls were Kelechi Ohakwe, elder sister to the Ohakwe twins from Imo State who almost made it to the camp but, were unfortunately eliminated at the final selection party; Edo State born Rita Uloko, a 22 year-old Law undergraduate of the University of Lagos; Abigail Opuagulaya, a 24-year old undergraduate of Oceanography from Rivers State; Fausat Abiola Olarenwaju, a 24 year - old Engineering graduate from Ogun State; and Linda Obi Iweka, the Imo State born undergraduate of Computer Science.
The contestants were carefully selected after rigorous screening and selection exercises across the country, from a long list of 25,000 determined young men and women who entered for the contest this year. At stake was the ‘Lost Chronicle’ a treasure that is well touted to banish the tyrant warlord and save the future.
SOURCE: Guardian
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Not only appreciating the commitment of the guys that participated in the ultimate search, and the diligence of the ultimate man Michael, my big and awesome praises go to the one I call the ULTIMATE lady, Linda Iweka for her resilience, agility, and excessive power showed during the show even ahead of lots of man that participated in the show. Linda! I will always remember 2008 because of you. I felt so bad when Abiola Olarewaju was evicted because when I saw her I saw a lady that has a brain that can build a nation, I thought the show wasn’t gonna be interesting again, not long I started seeing the brain and Power that can rule the world in Linda. Linda, Abiola, Michael I am exceptionally proud of you, and above all I am very proud of NB PLC and the brand Gulder for creating ten more stars and millionaires in Nigeria. Who knew if and how long it would have been for the participants to be able to make it in this our crazy country where some people have chosen to burn millions of Naira for juju rather than using it to build our communities, and most leaders, no! rulers have chosen to take the wealth of this country abroad to acquire properties for their children’s children and generations unborn forgetting that what goes around comes back around. Guilder Na U O jare. My great Linda, Michael, Frank, Abiola and all of you, welcome to stardom.
Well said Mc. We say Kudos to NB PLC for being a good corporate citizen; that is attune with the times its social responsibilities. We implore other organizations to reach out to their host communities as well.
As per the rulers that are irresponsible and deride the citizens and squander our common wealth; I can only say, it is a matter of time before the chicken comes home to sleep. One thing is sure, their deeds will come to judgment. Ask for the rest of us, let patriotism be our watch word.
NB indeed has done nobble, from Star trek to Ultimate search and without demanding anything in returns. Our service oriented companies like banks and insurance will do anything and immediately would want to benefit 100 folds their input. I think it’s high time we realized to invest more in production industries than service firms. Our economy cannot be firm and strong without the production firms.
Yes watchman, patriotism is all we stand for and in our little ways lets keep passing the message, lets keep saying it untill we have the change we’ve been clamoring. Anywhere we see ourselves, in the schools, gatherings, lets let our generation know that crime, greediness and selfishness do not pay, rather they kill and kill faster and devastetingly.
Mc, I am in total agreement with you. The Corporations needs to do more, they have a social responsibility towards their host communities and it is pertinent they give a little back.
We the people owe ourselves the responsibilities of being guardians of our common wealth; it is time we stand up to the treasury looters of today who are stopping at nothing to rob us of our tomorrow and that of the next generation.
My attitude towards change is based on changing ‘one person at a time’; just like you said Mc, starting out at our immediate places of influence will go a long way. We will triumph over the evil rulers of our time, with our resilience and doggedness to resist evil in all its ramifications.
The Watchman, it’s not that we are deviating from the issue of Gulder and Ultimate search, but we just have to use every avenue that brings the people together to pass the good message of change. I have come to realize over time that the problem of governance in Nigeria will only get better when we start electing professionals and not sycophants, and when our electorates put goodwill at the forefront and not fraud.
The watchdog to the governance of this country rests on the Legislators but they have persistently failed us. If the legislators from federal to state levels have been doing their watchdog as well as enacting the laws that will deter the perpetrators from their evil doings, the looting and embezzlement’s that bedevil the executive arm of governance in this country would have been cut to a lower ebb if not eradicated. But the reverse is the case here because both the executive and the legislators all share in this evil deed of embezzlement.
The only arm that seems to be effective in this country is just the judiciary, this is where I believe that God still cares about this country, if the judiciary had participated in most of the looting and bribery in this country, the reverse would have been the decided cases that we would have tomorrow as precedents to future cases, that would have meant no tomorrow for Nigeria because everything would have turned upside down just because of money, God forbid.
I don’t know when our leaders would borrow a leaf from some other guys out there, I am not saying that their lives are better there, but if you come to issue of integrity, I think they are better of because out there when one discovers he has lost his face with the populace, he is left with no option than resignation, Paul Wolfowitz of the world Bank is a good instance. Not that he was even accused of embezzlement rather because of just 5000pounds increment of the girl friends salary. So many instances out there.
This is why I pray that Obama wins the American election so that these black leaders can see too that a fellow black man can do it. Fraud is not in our blood but just few people that believe they can manipulate things. Let our leaders go for management training ooo.
The programme is fantastic branding. It would be nice to see all past GUS winners and possibly runner ups and the last girl’s standing competing for the Ultimate Prize for the next season. It will be good viewing and am looking forward to that.
PLS CAN YOU SEND ME HIS EMAIL ADDRESS OR HIS PHONE NUMBER.
I wanna congratulate the winner of the 2008 Gus. Kudos to u Mich. Pls send me the web site for the 2009 Gus registration