By Passman Akpos
Nigeria’s wholly indigenous telecom giant, Globacom, has once again dominated national conversation — not over its temporary data glitch, but for its monumental role in saving Nigeria’s banking and financial systems from collapse in 2024.
In an explosive statement, former presidential aide and “Buy Naija” advocate, Reno Omokri, called on Nigerians to stop the “baseless attacks” on Glo over Monday’s brief network downtime, reminding the nation of a historic moment last year when Glo alone held Nigeria’s digital backbone from crashing into a $250 million disaster.
According to Omokri, in March 2024, while other networks went down, Glo remained the only network standing, and single-handedly kept Nigeria’s banks and financial institutions connected to the global SWIFT transaction system.
That stability, Omokri states, averted an estimated $250 million loss and prevented what could have been Nigeria’s most devastating financial blackout.
“GLO IS NOT JUST A NETWORK; IT IS A NATIONAL ASSET” — OMOKRI DECLARES
Highlighting his long-standing push for Nigerian-made goods and services, Omokri described Glo as:
Wholly Nigerian-owned
Fully reinvesting its profits in the country
Champion of arts, education, and corporate social responsibility
Far from being a casual corporate player, Omokri stresses that Globacom built Africa’s first privately-funded transcontinental submarine cable — the historic Glo 1 Cable, costing a staggering $800 million, stretching from Cornwall in England, across 17 countries, to Nigeria.
GLO’S GLOBAL FOOTPRINT FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Omokri revealed that Glo has been pivotal to his #GrowNairaBuyNaija economic campaign — investing in skills transfer by sending Nigerians for advanced telecommunication training:
Huawei Campus in China
Alcatel-Lucent University in France
With such investment, Nigeria is gradually building homegrown telecom expertise, reducing foreign dependence.
“IF YOU STAND WITH GLO, YOU STAND WITH THE NAIRA”
Linking Glo’s contributions to the national economy, Omokri stated emphatically that:
Nigeria’s economy grew from ₦269.29 trillion in May 2023
To ₦372.8 trillion today
He appealed passionately for Nigerians to remain loyal to a brand that has shown loyalty to them.
A TEMPORARY GLITCH VS A NATIONAL LEGACY
“Every system has temporary setbacks,” Omokri said, “but you don’t destroy a company that literally rescued Nigeria when all others failed.”
He urged Nigerians to support Glo, strengthen the naira, and boost local innovation, insisting:
> “When you align with Glo, the Naira grows stronger. When the Naira grows, families can buy more in the market.”
BOTTOM LINE: NIGERIA NEEDS GLO, JUST AS GLO HAS STOOD BY NIGERIA
In the age of imported telecom oligarchies, Omokri’s message rings loud:
Glo is more than telecom — it is national infrastructure, national pride, and national salvation.
