The reason Akuenwebe cried and muttered "Okenye anwuchakwona na Uno, ka Umuazi hapu iri Udene kpo ya EGBE", at a time like this it suffice.
Ududo Nnobi sang "Posterity ka anyi na ebelu akwa, odiniru umu anyi ga aju anyi ajuju".. (in future our Children will demand from us what we did that put OKA ETITI at the position of God forbid, and that is work of posterity making demand from us on our good and bad deed).
Odinani, odibendi are working progressively if respected and anti progress if worked against, but I am so confused nke Oka ETITI na eme as we speak.
The realities of our past transgressions has come into crystal manifestation this period of National isolation, when the poor have nothing to eat in a town like Ours, a town that was Land of Milk and Honey, the Land of Ultimate givers, a town with Bond of Brotherhood that makes other Towns to be jealous...
The Question is, what went wrong?
Who did we offend?
Are the gods crazy or we are at fault?
Shall we just accept the sorry state of things and pretend that, it shall be permanent or shall we grieve and look for solutions?
If we prefer Solution, then we have to retrace and seek where we got it all wrong, make amends and stand face to face with our sins and demand with contrite heart, a forgiveness that we did not merit but entitled to because we repented.
We are not Cursed, we caused it and we should work to revive and reverse what we wrecked.
Unlike Oka ETITI mgbe Ezi di na ukwu Ukwa, by now even other towns would have been coming on Food Pilgrimage to OKA ETITI, and they will have excess to go home with, but as we speak our Barn are not just empty, but dry, as the help that comes are not enough to satisfy the numbers of extremely hungry Sons of the soil, not to talk about Ndi mbi mbi...
Imagine Oka ETITI eji ama Atu, ka ejizi akpo iyi and we are perfectly relaxed as if na onwero ife na eme.(We use to be examples to others, now we are the Joke and we care less).
During the days before the invasion of that Hurricane where detractors created chaos that allowed them to milk us and set the Town assunder, talking about Ndi Solu Muo gbue mmadu, solu Mmadu je uno akwa, the men that hit the Clang on the path way, then jump out to ask who is clanging the Clang, Ndi Uchu ga agbagbu, they milked the glorious town dry and let her into purid of Evil, a sweet Town that was the darling of others, suddenly become skeleton of nonentities, the unwritten rules of Ime Nwanne that was vested in us, were swept away and we live like Enemies within.
Unless I am not the Last Born of Mpa Nnukwu, unless I am not The Pen of the gods,, Mkpisi Ndi Egede... But I am and I am telling us that those who weaved that basket of evil, shall not know peace, shall not know peace in thier Family, shall not enjoy happiness unless they head the Confession process and see if they can right the wrong they weaved.
Forget the artificial ichichipu Eze, the rope was severed at the middle and after rejoining, the bump is not making it any better,wears with tears will untangle it again from the joint...
Before that dawn of 27th December 1986, the day OKA ETITI was to launch our Development Fund, towns from Far and Wide, Elites of different Clans, the well to do and those who wish to tap into our fraternity, fraternity of Ndi Chukwu goziri, all were getting ready to witness and be part of launching for that Town that produced the 6 Top Donors during Anambara fund raising (I think for OBA Airport by Jim Nwobodo or so) held at ENUGWU, where ONWA Ndigbo called Chief Godwin Chikeluba shattered the table of the might, when he gave 2 Million Naira as Support.
2 Million Naira then was like 20 Billion Naira now, chei he unleashed a thunder, I was sitting with my Old man with ears glued to Radio commentary, when that Bomb was detonated and I looked at my old man, and what came to my mind... I won't say it for respect of the Man who suffered that we the Children may live, but imagine hearing the kind of Money you never knew existed any where in this world, and it was announced as Donation and the Donor happened to be age mate(In your mind) of your father, your mind must have funny conclusions or preparing questions that would earn you the kind of Slap that makes ear to tingle.
As we were trying to inhale the victory of that intimidation, another Onye Oka ETITI, the CEO of ROADMASTERS INDUSTRIES LTD, Chief Nnoruka, who started with Cornelius Ezenwa with JOSCON MOTORS before they grew into Mega production, he threw in his own Thunder when he announced 1 Million Naira donation.
Then I left the Radio and started wondering if truly Ndia bu Ndi Oka ETITI, I was pissed that they did not lift us from out shackle of poverty(there is amount of Poverty that will stay around you, play Draft in your house and you will be thinking that every Rich man owe you his wealth or is the cause of your Poverty) , but at same time so proud that anyi nwelu mmadu,making meaning to the saying "Oka murum ma ya enyenam Nri".
Then I was satisfied, but that was just premature celebration as
Wasik gave also 1 Million Naira.
Macs and Godwin 1 million Naira.
Ibia fu ka Million million si Ada and all bu cha Ndi OKA ETITI, so when we said we wants to launch OKA ETITI development fund, everybody was like..
Let's go and see Eclipse of MONEY and battle of the Financial Titans...
The sky was humble and Bazzar Ndi Fada that will hold that very evening would be the Grand final of OKA ETITI Festival of beauty .
Then the story changed as the news came in that Justice Anoliefo was shot and killed on his way to Adazi that very Morning, few hours to the Launching,..
Chei things fell apart and the center refused to hold again.
The sorrows and mourning where turned to Political Holocaust, those Ana adighi Nma resolved in a Conclave that they must amass wealth at the demise of the peace and growth of the Town.
They said it was HRH IGWE SILAS OKAOME EZENWA that was responsible for his death, I said it then, say so later and will say it forever that SILAS is never a Saint nor even a Sheep, but he can't get involve with killing anything or anybody with hired killers, Infact he can't waste money on Guns and Bullet, if he wants you death, no matter how strong you are just meet him in spiritual and even if you are Deity, I can tell you that he will send you to Obodo Afudebe, but trying to link him with assassin or Robbers, I can't and won't agree with that..
Moving on,, , many evil were tuned up, many Dibias brought into play and the whole thing wasn't again about who and what killed Anoliefo, the who, was answered as one Nnobi boy who was said to be the illegitimate son of Igwe Amobi confessed being responsible, as he confessed that he and his boys wanted to snatch the Brand new Peugeot Justice was cruising with, but they saw the Police Orderly and thought the Police will be a threat, so they shot and kill...
Even if the Apostles of "Ka etisasia Oka" never believed the confession, the quest will remain who killed Anoliefo, but before he was interned, the story changed to SILAS wanted to have Igwe as his Birth right, so when he dies the Children will inherit the Stool..
If they decorate that Igwesship stool with 2 Billion Dollars , I am sure many like me will not touch it with pole the length of Electric Pole, so we can't understand what is in it that worths the disaster created and Curses unearthed.
The pursuit of who killed Anoliefo was buried, never to be at the forefront again, the fight became.. Inheritance of dynasty, then the carnage began..
They brought Fada Ede who was the Priest that carried the Spiritual Flag of fears then, they brought him to administer oath to the town, boys from 18 years of age where sworn to "Ngbukwena, nnodukwo na izu".
Days after, death came into OKA ETITI with angry norm, mmadu nwuba ka OKUKO and the same zealots begged Fr Ede to come and reverse the Iyi, but the Priest wouldn't have any of it, which forced our own son Reverend Father Anujulu to led over 2000 Catholic members going from Village to Village praying for Atonement and forgiveness, but the gods and the Angels traveled to a more serious place than listening to akpa Nmehie town like ours..
In middle of this, so much evil where committed but the worst which OKA ETITI must address, not just address but gba oriko is the gross abomination where some Elites led the Town into everlasting doom, where if you are married to any of the 5 Villages that are sided, including NKOLOFIA, UMUDUNU, EJIGHINANDU, UMUNNEOCHA, NNABA..but you are from Iruowelle, even if your Mother dropped dead you can't go and mourn her or they ostracize you.
Then many idiots for fear of ostracization committed beyond pardon. Sins that I don't know how to beg Mpa Nnukwu to overlook..
They announced IRUOWELLE a persona Non grata even to Children born in Iruowelle,not even Death were considered... Aru kwolu Nwa na akpaghari, the leaders of this abomination walks round as gods of the Land, forcing the gods into annihilating silence.....emesia mmadu asim na fa agaghi eji afufu welu hiri isi?
Don't forget that NKOLOFIA, is the Most senior of the Children or OKA ETITI, followed by UMUNNEOCHA, EJIGHINANDU, IRUOWELLE, UMUDUNU, NNABA and last Born OGUNZELE..
IRUOWELLE and Ogunzele became arch enemies to 5 Villages, what was the cause or what concern Iruowelle as a Village on crime they felt is related to Igwe and not the Village?.
How did it relate that, murder case that is with Police and in Court suddenly marked your own brothers as enemies, Infact the way OKA ETITI siri tushiko makes it impossible to do anything without you hurting your blood, either by marriage or Ikwu na ibe, but they never considered the abomination they are hatching, they don't care, and most agonizing angle is that even the crowd seem to agree and believe that IRUOWELLE that did them no Harm must be set ablaze.
It was so pathetic that Iruowelle seems to be the people doing better than others in Business, so many businesses got stunted,Relationship BURSTED, Friendship ended with Extreme Prejudice,many progressive ended just because we can't think or have a say in who screwed us.
The death of Nnaochie, Nwadiana were treated with same abominable abandonment.
The days became sacrilegious, even Vultures left OKA ETITI as a town, Spirits left as well, EKE (Python) all of them ran away from Oka ETITI and we still kwe isi gaa, thinking we are showing Silas strength and reducing Ndi Iruowelle to Minority with Ogunzele obele Nwa.
Making meaning to the idiom that provides "Nwa Nza na ere Ukwu, osi na ya na aha Nmanu".
Men like AKAJIAKU CHIKELUBA who made or say had a hand in making most of the Rich men we had in OKA ETITI ... He brought most of Ndi Oka into Bicycle parts, gave them unlimited credit facilities, stand by them incase of any shaking he will push pillars around them again, which he did numbers uncountable.
Those he helped also with UADC (United African Drugs Company) , the strongest DRUG manufacturing company in Nigeria then, are numerous and the Legend of GMO was higher than you can think of, but let me digress and discuss one event in the passing to show the might and not the myth of AKAJIAKU, it is those who knew him newly calls him Onwa, if you know him well enough he remains AKAJIAKU..
1984 A woman of OKA ETITI (Philo Okoye) got involved In a fight way back then in Lagos, she was accused of Murder, and was sentenced to death, it was announced on TV and it get to AKAJIAKU,S attention, she wasn't related nor known to Akajiaku, not from same Village but she is onye Oka ETITI and that what matters then..
He stood up and connect the connections and it was commutted to Leave Township for the Woman...
She left and move down to OKA ETITI where she died at ripe old age..
The Man is that good.. Very close to the down trodden and tears of people became his sorrows.
But during the Satanic episode called MBA Na Abo versus Mbaise, the fight that tore OKA ETITI into shreds, all the people he helped started insulting him, not just behind him but to his face and what a broken heart for the Man that gave his all..
Little wonder his Son Oshimiili and Modern day ONWA refused to waa for Oka ETITI, no matter the push and pains, I can only say, Nwadiana..
Nnagi Ochie na asi, iwe gi dajuba...I am sure Ogom Nwoke Late Akajiaku would've forgiven them for sake of many things.
The gong of destruction sounded higher when they went and brought HABA AGULU, one of the most lethal deity then, they swore by fire and by force that Silas must be destroyed, making me to ask, has it changed from finding those behind the killing of our own and only Judge to creating and nursing abomination?..
Haba came and they said IGWE must swear his innocence Naked, that it must be with 9 Men standing behind him to prove his innocence.
Silas came to OKA ETITI town hall and instead of 9 Men, 12 Men stood with him and he (stand Traditional naked) swore and proclaim that if he has a hand in the death of Anoliefo or have wish for it or heard about it, that the deity should kill him with those standing with him, also kill the Families..
Then he added a caveat which shocked everyone and send jitters down spines when he said "if I am innocent, may the deity go after those that accused me and kill them all ".. An angle they never considered that will come into play, but they played with fate of the Town and the pay off wasn't as they envisaged.
The whole Arena became chagrin and fears oozing out all over and they cajoled, begged him to withdraw what he said, but he has had enough..
Well 2 days after the deity started counting and eliminating his customers starting with the announcer who poured more acidic verbs of Venom on Igwe....
Fast Forward to the cosmetics peace, sure we walk around as reconciled people, but are we truly reconciled?.
How about those people we killed with our stupidity and money making gimmicks?.
How about Ndi Mbu na Ndi Egede we provoked?
How about all the aru emelu between Nna na Nwa, between Nwadiana and Nna Ochie?.
Between Umuada na Umuokpu and inyom Ndi and other of those vices?.
Have we noticed that most of the people this act hurted are yet to move on because we are still stiff necked to apologize and also kpuo aru na udi na udi? .
Solution in the plerims.. Those who weaved this abominations should go back together, they should hold another meeting in the same places they met to make decisions that was evil and held us in this Mess, they must met thier and with heart that has repented beg for forgiveness, the ones that are alive should bring the offspring or relations of the death ones and this must be done, while they can...
If they stayed in 10 different houses to name 10 different Evil decisions, they must visit those 10 different houses in OKA ETITI, the ones in other places doesn't matter.
My own is to do my job as Mkpisi Ndi Egede and it is left for Ndi ochichi to take it up from there and I remain, last Born Mpa Nnukwu and a Solid Son of the Soil whose Pen scribes with Finnese and powers.
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