EVENT: NIGERIAN ACTOR AND SINGER, WILLIAM UCHEMBA HELPS ONE LEGGED MAN WITH A NEW BUSINESS VENTURE
Since the initiative of the Tithe Against Poverty challenge kicked started by Cool FM OAP, Daddyfreeze, we have seen frequent flow of Nigerian celebrities reaching out to help the underprivileged in the society. William Uchemba, actor and singer came up with his own challenge and tagged it the #givechallenge. This challenge has seen the actor on different locations in Lagos giving monetary help to women and small scale traders in the slum areas. Today, Uchemba meets with one legged man, Yakubu who wanted to go into trading but was worried about the cost of shop rent and government task force, he says these two elements frustrates such business and instead will prefer to start a tricycle business popularly known as 'Keke Napepe' because he can operate it with one leg and the business is lucrative and leg risky. Uchemba, under the #givechallenge umbrella has promised to help Yakubu fulfill his keke napep dream by buying him a brand new tricycle to start his life with. Re...