A former BBNaija housemate and third runner-up in its “Pepper Dem” Season, Omashola Kola Oburoh, has joined Africa’s leading influencer marketing platform, Plaqad.com, as a member of its influencers’ community.
With this development, Omashola becomes the first-ever talent signed to its newly-launched Plaqad Talent Programme (PTP), a statement from Plaqad read.
“This partnership affords Plaqad a non-exclusive agency representation of Omashola. Plaqad will represent Omashola and negotiate brand collaboration opportunities with prospective brands and clients in Nigeria and generally co-ordinate all client bookings on his behalf,” it added.
Speaking at the signing event, Plaqad’s CEO and Chief Evangelist, Gbenga Sogaike, said: “Plaqad leverages our strong understanding of social media and the social habits of Nigerians to create new opportunities for brands and talent collaborations.
“For us, this partnership with Omashola is yet another opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to helping talents grow and succeed while ensuring that our partner brands better connect with their target audience and win in the market.”
Also commenting, Omashola lauded Plaqad for launching the talent programme and expressed his excitement at working with the company.
“First, I must commend Plaqad for setting up this talent programme; I am pleased with the level of professionalism shown by the team and thankful for the opportunity to be the first-ever talent signed to the PTP.
“I am confident this is the start of a great working relationship and look forward to the great results we will achieve together,” he added.
Omashola, who hails from Delta state in Nigeria, is an entrepreneur for over a decade now. He’s also is a model and popular club owner.
It will be recalled that he participated in the reality TV Show, Big Brother Naija, and emerged third runner-up in the 2019 edition tagged: ‘BBNaija Pepper Dem’
Since its launch in 2017, Plaqad through its impressive showing in the influencer marketing and media space has become one of the biggest hubs for content creators, publishers, and social media influencers, with thousands of users currently signed up on its platform.
Some of the most successful and popular BBNaija contestants such as Tobi Bakre, Elozonam, Nelson, Ella, Esther, Tboss, Anto and Bisola among others are members of Plaqad’s influencer community.
“Brands and agencies looking to partner with Omashola can contact Plaqad via [email protected],” it stated.
