Popular Actor Williams Uchemba Might Be Heading To Jail As UN Youth Envoy Dissociates Herself And Office From Him

A UN Youth Envoy has dissociated herself and office from Williams Uchemba, the Nollywood actor who claims to be a Nigerian Youth Representative at the United Nation Youth Assembly.

This came after a Nigerian active, Edafe Okporo called out the Nollywood actor for posing as an ambassador to collect money from unsuspecting Nigerians. Edafe had initially written;

He claims to be a @UN youth rep. Because of @FriendshipAmbas pretentious youth assembly deceit to thousand of young people. His name is @williamsuchemba” Edafe tweeted

This is a cheap scam for so many young Nigerians and youth all around the world. @FriendshipAmbas is collecting money in the name of @UNYouthEnvoy @UNDPINGO He his posing to be an ambassador. Using the reputation of the @UN

He claims to be a @UN youth rep. Because of @FriendshipAmbas pretentious youth assembly deceit to thousand of young people. His name is @williamsuchemba

A UN Youth Envoy also dissociates herself and office from Williams Uchemba when contacted. According to Jayathma Wickramanayake, the UN does not charge money from young people to attend the UN meetings. She wrote;

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Me or my office has no affiliation with this person. The UN definitely does not charge money from young people to attend UN meetings. Also the youth assembly is not a UN meeting, it’s organized by an NGO at the UN.

I will ask my comms team to prepare necessary communication messages to save young people from scams like these