The multi-million dollars ViaNile Digital Application would rule the world and may overtake Facebook and WhatsApp in few years from now, Senator Bassey Albert Akpan predicted Tuesday.
ViaNile is an All-In-One digital application performing such functions as instant messaging, video conferencing & streaming, turning smart phone into a walkie talkie, creating store and sell, virtual workplace and workgroup as well as marketplace with endless capabilities.
Akpan who was the special guest of honour during the launching of ViaNile at the sprawling Uyo Community Recreational Centre, Ifa Ikot Akpan in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom said ViaNile has latest facilities to rival and overtake any technological giant, describing ViaNile as an emerging technological hub.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Oil and Gas, recalled that in 2019, he attended a seminar in United States of America and the resource persons told the participants that in three years technology would take over and rule the world.
”From my experience I can attest that technology has taken over the world. During COVID-19 lockdown, most activities were done online and through virtual application. In the gas industry, most companies like Chevron shed off about 80 per cent staffers’ strength. In fact, most staffers in the oil industry work in their houses,’’ the PDP Senator said.
He announced his intention to run for the governorship of Akwa Ibom State in 2023 and to use ViaNile in launching his campaign promises to court many followers.
According to him, ”I can attract 500,000 to one million followers at a time to boost my governorship ambition.’’
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Earlier, the Executive Director Operations, ViaNile Global Operations, Mr. Atai Albert, had said the aim was to put Akwa Ibom State on the global technology map and to create jobs for thousands of Akwa Ibom children.
The Akwa Ibom-born-technology expert who is based in the United States of America, noted that ViaNile is more than a social media application but a digital container in the social media space.
He said the ViaNile was an assemblage of technological giants from the Nigeria’s South South region who contributed millions of US Dollars to provide the facilities, and enjoined Akwa Ibom people and other social media users to download ViaNile Application for their Android Phones, Apple Phones and Desktops from their Apple Stores.
According to him, “the application is built with African continent in mind as it requires a much lower bandwidth for good connectivity in Africa. For once we now have a digital enterprise application that puts Africa first by correcting over 300 years misinformation of our people, our continent and what we truly represent.
“The philosophy behind ViaNile is to use the wealth created in Africa to directly empower Africans to have a foot hold on the emerging digital economy. This is why we use Nile which is an important river linking Africa with Europe.
“A good percentage of the profit from ViaNile will be used to fund start-ups across African continent while also training young Africans in the development of emerging technologies like Video Conferencing, Instant Messaging, Payment Gateways, browsers, app stores, Cyber security and also help in the deployment of these companies to use their skills.
“Our target is that within a short time, ViaNile will be the main source of information on Africa, Africans and amongst the Diaspora population. We are out to change the narrative about Africa and Africans once and for all,” Albert explained.
