GTBank held its second edition last weekend in Lagos. Over 100 small businesses in Nigeria’s food industry were provided with free stands at the GTBank Food and Drink event that provided them a vibrant platform to connect with a wider segment of their target markets.

Nigerians definitely had a good time at the fair. This is what they had to say:

Creativity on fleek

Issa Thread! ??#gtbankfooddrink today was too lit!
This is what I call food creativity ?well done @gtbank ?? pic.twitter.com/n1w4vEEmtb

— Ordinaryandart (@ordinaryandart) May 1, 2017

#gtbankfooddrink which would you rather have ? ? pic.twitter.com/QenmW5St5l

— Ordinaryandart (@ordinaryandart) May 1, 2017

#gtbankfooddrink As you can see..food makes people happy ?@gtbank pic.twitter.com/rG7MlaB3TU

— Ordinaryandart (@ordinaryandart) May 1, 2017

Happy people..Beautiful people ?Thanks to #gtbankfooddrink @gtbank ? pic.twitter.com/3pipy1Rvcb

— Ordinaryandart (@ordinaryandart) May 1, 2017

#gtbankfooddrink oh yeah they didn't just come to eat and drink..they came to slay! ??‍?? pic.twitter.com/T7oalx6QVu

— Ordinaryandart (@ordinaryandart) May 1, 2017

Here's one the chefs @ChefEros peep that bow tie ??‍?? and yeah his stand was Bae ?? pic.twitter.com/0u9zdIMEtL

— Ordinaryandart (@ordinaryandart) May 1, 2017

Some of the vendors at the #gtbankfooddrink @gtbank pic.twitter.com/IQI26uY0fy

— Ordinaryandart (@ordinaryandart) May 1, 2017

Ozoz gushes

Tolu Ogunlesi advises

Just left #gtbankfooddrink. Impressed by @gtbank effort to support small culinary businesses. Not substitute for credit but still something

— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) May 1, 2017

At #gtbankfooddrink – all sorts of nicely-packaged local soups and sauces. Great sign we're really starting to look inwards #BuyNigerian

— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) May 1, 2017

And I'm seeing same trend in Shoprite shelves, for example. Well-packaged local foods. Next step is to explore exports. WA = great market

— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) May 1, 2017

Great job.