A visually impaired Nigerian man identified as John Msughter with no university education has developed and designed a smartphone called Chelsea Mobile-Mate 40 Pro.
Showcasing the work of John on Facebook, a journalist who identified as his friend named Ukah Kurugh said that the Benue indigene is seeking partnership to mass-produce his phone.
Ukah explained that the said partnership would be of two folds. The first is for ”business-minded individuals for large scale manufacture of the mobile device” and the second for ”competent hands, in terms of technical know-how, to be part of the project and ensure its sustenance.”
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Speaking on how he was able to come about the Chelsea Mobile-Mate and his other phone product despite being blind, John revealed that it’s all about imagination as he had always wanted to do something big and provide solutions to problems.
John who holds two international certifications in programming and did java programming at MIT Lagos before going blind said he had the designs for how the phone will look and took it to a factory.
“Everything comes from imagination. I had the designs for the phone and took it to a Chinese factory where it was produced according to the specifications I developed.”
Social media users hail his innovation Jude Ahom said: “Very impressive I’ll love to know the specs of this phone. I don’t like Chelsea football club but Chelsea is also a name of someone so no big deal. I am gearing towards a new phone this fit be my next.”
Directors Goodluck said: “Congratulations! Congratlutions!! “While some abled youths are somewhere claiming there is no single self-employment job for them.
“May God bless this person more .”
Teseer Jekyll said: “Nice one. Though i am still wondering the functionality of the cell phone. The build looks solid though.”
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