Oreoluwa Ogundipe (left) receives the award from Harriet Yartey
CWG Ghana, a full-service Information Technology (IT) company, has presented an award to the 2018 best graduating Computer Science student from the University of Ghana.
Oreoluwa Ogundipe, 20, is the first male to win the award in five years.
Harriet Yartey, Managing Director (MD) of CWG Ghana, said her outfit has been sponsoring the award to highlight its belief in supporting the best information technology talents for the Ghana’s future.
“We boast of an array of professionals whose expertise has formed the core of service providers across Africa.
“Our premium on quality workforce explains our emphasis on quality education,” she added.
Mrs. Yartey gave assurance that CWG Ghana would continue to support students at the university and other tertiary institutions.
Mr. Ogundipe, who currently works at expressPay, a leading payment processing company as a data and software engineer, revealed that it feels good to be acknowledged for hard work.
“I feel good and it’s a nice acknowledgement. I hope it keeps the students inspired to do more to win such awards. I am currently working here and also helping build the tech community. It’s not easy but once you put in the work, you will be fine and it gets easier as you keep putting in the work,” he said.
He also thanked CWG for honouring him.
CWG Ghana Limited, a member of the pan-African Information Communication Technology Company, CWG Plc, is a full-service IT company, providing products and services across the ICT value chain of hardware, software and communications.
CWG Ghana has a diversified customer base and is represented in various sectors of the Ghanaian economy, such as telecoms, banking & financial services, oil & gas, utilities, services and recently SMEs.