COOU; ON HER COMBINE CONVOCATION cum SILVER JUBILEE and the Message from the gods, written by Pen of the god's.

Anambara State own University,named after our own ICONIC MARVEL,our Gem called EMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU,whose name formed the Acronym COOU.

They are planning to have a Combined Convocation but that's not why I write.

I write because of what they Tagged the Event,they said and I provide "MARKETS,MIND AND MACHINES"SOUTHEAST AS BACK BONE TO NIGERIAN INNOVATION ".

The attraction was that METAPHORIC expression called Market,which defines Ndigbo as a Race ,which describes Ndigbo as PHOENIX of the Century,which defines not only an Average Igbo person but Professionals in other works of life ,even in Medicals, Engineering, Education and Artisans, between all of them , there's this symbolic Trading pattern,either they trade the professional skill and make it lucrative or they recalibrate entire system and turn it into money minting enterprise.

So whenever they say anything about Trading, including markets and marketing,I get emotional because we live the trade and we trade our difficulties into realities,which manifested greatly after the Genocidal War of 1970 when British Colonial masters combined super hatred with the North and bombed Alaigbo into smithereens .

Ndigbo that survived a Genocidal outrage were given 20 pounds for each BREATHING ACCOUNT belonging to Easterner with the unwritten Code "Last Super" but we sprang from the place of nothing to place of dominance and established Excellency which became another boiling anger to our Suppressor's and perpetual oppressors,even though na Onye gbalu Awo Karate, simply gave her a lift. 

Also you can't hold down a good Man , especially an enterprising , Genetic one and Not a cultured lazy one ,we know they can't hold us down ,but suffice to say "onye chi ya na azó,na azókwu onwe ya ", taking me down to the Bone of the message to COOU.

Since you have the idea to discuss Eastern Market,then you have to start by ije na isi Isi or as English lexicon will have it ,it will say let's go to Genesis ,where the problem makpu.

ALAIGBO used to be epicenter of Great Trade,from ABA the Taiwan of Africa to ONICHA the Bastion of buying and selling.

But when OBJ representing a certain cruelty in a tribe took over Governance, he crippled all the Wharfs servicing IGBO trading places ,from Port Harcourt to warri were crippled, and LAGOS Port was made the center of activities as far as Cargo laden Vessel are concern,a calculated attempt to drag Ndigbo into uncomfortable terrain,our Importers were compelled to move with convenience than continue slaving with Transparent fetters they hung on our waist ,leg and wrist , especially after the Federal Government set another Demonic barrier by introducing Customs and exercise all along the roads from Lagos to Ónuicha because our Importers braved the act of clearing the goods in Lagos and sending it back to the East ,but with the squadron of Customs energized by Presidential Venom against Ndigbo,they made it point of duty, that with each Custom check point,you have to re-clear the goods which the Duties  that have been paid and all Clearing done from the port ,then the traders decided to start selling in Lagos as nobody understands the madness any longer.

Now, how can the same People that conscripted us into Lagos are crying that we must leave ,now it's just a little call here and there but soon it may take a dangerous turn,so I charge Ndi COOU to advise our Governor's ka ebido na oge kwóba that ideyi before it will turn to Oshimiri.

Advise them to build a Joint Sea Port in Alaigbo,I know many will say we don't have Ocean ,but I can tell you for free that Dubai don't even have a pond before they created that marvel of Seas around Dubai ,a former dessert.

We can do it with determination and combination of the States. Educate them on the need to create our own Water ways ,so that our trading ingenuity will be unleashed once again without encumbrance of Hosting cities.

Then advise South East Governor's that what we truly need is not magnificent Governor's Lodge,or other centrifugal edifices ,but how good we plan our Future for our children.

Tell them we need a joint Transportation system that will be fast and unique,which mostly will come if they can initiate establishing MONORAIL, SUBWAYS ,RAILWAYS,and or UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS..

We have Men of money who usually display wealth and AFFLUENCE to CHAGRIN of others, Making tongues wag on how buoyant they are , it's time  they bring back development to our place as in Aku rue Uno, ekwú onye kparu ya, it's a safer method than wealth sequestered outside your shore.

Wishing the school great CONVOCATION and sweeter 25 years anniversary.

I remain Mkpisi Ndi Egede, Minority opinion writer na mpaghara anyi, Dibia ónu ike adighi agbalu Ekperima afa,Obele Nwa Mpa Nnukwu ku na Aka na ónwu agaghi egbunwu ya.