Mfon Ekpo commissions Global Knowledge Centre in Uyo
Global Knowledge Festival founder Mfon Ekpo has commissioned a new Global Knowledge Centre in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, during the 2026 festival. Ekpo became emotional while recalling a prediction about her future that she said had followed her from birth. The centre is intended to support learning, discovery and human development.
Mfon Ekpo, founder and convener of the Global Knowledge Festival, has commissioned the Global Knowledge Centre in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, during the 2026 edition of the festival. Ekpo became emotional at the commissioning as she reflected on painful words she said had followed her from birth. “They said I would be retarded,” she said through tears, adding, “I cried this morning.” She described the opening as more than the launch of an institution.
For Ekpo, the centre represented a personal milestone after she had overcome predictions about her potential and built a career around knowledge, learning and human development. The commissioning formed part of the 2026 Global Knowledge Festival, themed “The Convergence”. The centre was conceived as a hub for knowledge, learning, discovery and human development, while the festival brings together people and ideas focused on the role of knowledge in transformation.
The event attracted Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno, Olori Atuwatse III, actor Richard Mofe-Damijo, Dr Gabriel Ogbechie, Dr Busola Tejumola, Dr Nike Adeyemi, Adebola Williams, Chude Jideonwo, actress Ini Edo and Tunde Onakoya, among others. The gathering included leaders, creatives, innovators and professionals who engaged on knowledge, leadership, creativity and innovation, as well as their implications for Africa’s future. The source material does not provide details about the centre’s facilities, operating arrangements, funding or programmes.
It does, however, identify the institution’s stated focus as expanding opportunities connected with learning, discovery and human development.
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