By Egufe Yafugborhi

UYO – The Nkemsinachi and Mkposong Asuquo Endowment Foundation has
empowered over 500 residents of Ukana Ikot Akpabio, Essien Udim Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, with the founder, Mr. Mkposong Asuquo affirming the goodwill is not motivated by political ambition.

This empowerment programme, in its third leg witnessed the foundation’s distribution of wrappers, motorcycles, sewing machines, cash grants, educational materials for school children, and assorted food items, including bags of rice.

The programme also featured a communal feast to encourage unity and social bonding as community leaders, families, youths, women and widows were entertained by the philanthropist.

To the empowerment recipients, Asuquo cautioned, “These are not gifts meant to be consumed and forgotten; they are tools for dignity and seeds for growth. A tool unused is a treasure wasted. Treat what you have received today like a CEO guarding the future of his company.”

According to him, the intervention was designed to restore dignity, encourage productivity and promote self-reliance among beneficiaries and discourage dependency.

He clarified, “I have no political intentions. This is a covenant of gratitude to the community, not a political calculation. If my face appears on any political poster, it is without my consent and against my will. Such actions are a distraction from service.”

He urged other successful sons and daughters of the community, home and abroad, to complement government efforts by giving back to society.

“Government cannot do it all. One foundation cannot do it all. But if every blessed Nigerian reaches back in their own way, we can lift our communities together,” he said.

Beneficiaries expressed gratitude to the Foundation and its founder, praying God’s blessings upon the founder as the intervention would go a long way in improving livelihoods and prosperity for the community.