Since actor and comedian , Williams Uchemba, started his Give Challenge in December , his popularity has soared.
However, in a chat with Sunday Scoop , Uchemba, who was once a kid actor, said he didn ’t initiate the gesture to gain popularity or seek attention.
He said , “ I have been in the limelight since I was eight years old.
What I am doing now is not because I want popularity , irrespective of what anyone thinks .
I am doing it because God has said I should do so . As long as people are blessed and their lives are changed for the better , I am happy .
Before I started the challenge , I had more than 300 , 000 followers on Instagram and the number has not changed ..
The Give Challenge only drew more attention to me, but it has not made me famous . I have my skits and other things I have been doing . ”
The actor also stated that he is not rich and he had not spent anything near what many people have in their bank accounts .
He said , “ I believe that my supposed “ show off ” has inspired thousands of people around the world to do something for the poor.
If this has made such a huge impact , then everyone needs to start showing off .
I am a businessman , I work with the United Nations and I am an actor.
I make profits from these activities .
What I have spent is just a couple of thousands , but some people think I have a lot of money. I am not a rich man if that is what most people think .
“ A lot of Nigerians are suffering because our resources are shared among a few people.
I was on my way home one day when a car hit an elderly man who was hawking and he died immediately .
If the country had been better , he would not have been on the road .
What would have happened to his wife and children who were expecting him at home ?”
He added , “ I am not from a wealthy home .
While I was growing up , there were times I had nothing to eat . There was a day I found myself eating soap.
When I came back from school, I was so hungry and there was nothing to eat at home . I saw soap on the floor and I picked it up.
I know how it feels to be hungry and you don’ t have money to get food . Most Nigerians are in that state . ”
My giving challenge not for popularity– Williams Uchemba
