OKA ETITI, Nsi Odo Anya, adighi etinye ya Ose by Mkpisi Ndi Egede.
As much as my mind and other like minds, especially the progressive and none from retrogressives still ache to get OKA ETITI on the right track where she used to be, atop the food chain and at the Alter of progressives, we can't make headway without trying to resolve the errors of the past, atone for atoneables, then with Arms in ARM with ARMS we can overcome our struggles.
Suffer me to say that the transgression of our past have continued to Wage a Hedge that acts like ancestral shroud over the progression of OKA ETITI as a Town and our Citizens as Ndi Oka.
As Acidic as the issue of OKA ETITI conflict which dragged us through Sewage and Golgotha of the Doomed from mid eighties to the present Shambles we call New US.
We must broach same and find a way to do penance or appease the gods and the land we desecrated.
Please don't come here flouting religious jargon on me.
We all pretended to have it buried, like the provibial "Let's bury our hatchets", let me explain, the issue of burying hatchets rises from the days of British invaders called Colonial Demons/Masters, they will advise for hatchets (Instruments of Warring back in days, like Spear, Cudgels, Meat Cleavers, Bows) to be buried , but you bury your hatchet at arms length, and I bury mine at the Barn, so a little provocation we all unearth the Hatchets and bloodbath comes to play once again, this time in a bigger pool with Blood letting that is shocking.
Many of the surviving participants in that orgy of 85, I mean Key and Mean actors or say Beneficiaries from the rot are still prancing around town as Eze onye agwanam and at the Fore of every new Dawn, making sure that the Dawn must be blighted with ism and schism that shields them from the horrors of what they created and reaping as dividend of onye kpalu Nku aruru.
As we skip that phase for it must be subject of discussion when the Town truly wants to progress and not subject of Minority Report, so moving on, let me say, until we give Thanks to those who gave thier Best to the progression of our Town, we may not get it right...
I have given a synopsis of peripheral development in OKA ETITI, especially bothering on ELECTRICITY and Fatima Hospital , with the Progressive touches from GMO (the Father's, not the Sons) ROAD MASTERS(JOSCON MOTORS) , JOE BEST, IKB and litany of others, but let me also bring to foe a RELIGIOUS bigotry against a great Son, so that achoba ikpu isi, akpukwue afu onu.
The year 2014, when St Joseph Catholic Church OKA ETITI wanted to hold CENTENARY celebration, they met many parishioners, who gave what they can, but the Chairman of the Centenary Adhoc Commitee, Chief Josephat Okpalafuruaku of TRANS GLOBE, met with our own Joe Martins Uzodike, Dike Udo, Aka na eme Eze and solicit his support, he gave him 2 Million NAIRA for the Event without Prejudice or demand for any sought of Broadcast, all in spirit of ka Ife na aga ofuma.
When the Commitee met at the conclusion of the exercise, they discovered that JOE MARTINS gave the Largest sum, that his 2 Million is Top Notch, others gave 1 Million in large numbers and lower cadres are not exempted, but cutting the story short..
The commitee passed a resolution that, there is no way they will alleviate Joe Martins Uzodike as the highest donor, imagine the Son of NIGHT WATCH MAN at JENNIKS BREAD, a son of Nobody and they coined a phrase "Oka ayaba Kwa Nwa Gateman" with the closing remark, "enye Nwa afu imi okpoo Utaba" .
The house resolved that the brochure for the program must be Politicized for they resolved to name all Donors on it, so they agreed with the Reverend Father in charge then, Rev. FR Uzuakpundu and they skipped JOE MARTINS UZODIKE, they shopped for somebody who they felt has thier fancy, they went to one and ask him to agree to be debited as being pledged 1.5 Million Naira against the 1 Million he pledged , that he will pay the money even in the next 50 years as long as his name comes first, so they can use him on the brochure as Highest Donor, so it was agreed (Playing preference in house of the Lord).
On the day of Centenary, Brochure was printed and they lined other 1 Million Naira Donors ahead of the man who gave 2 Million, so they placed Joe Martins at number 9 on the ladders of Donors list, as one who also gave 1 Million, if it wasn't CANONICAL issue, I would've said it was fraudulent but I trade with Episcopal caution.
After Service when the brochure was presented to Dike Udo by family members who went to the service, he called the Reverend Father and demanded to know why and what happened why his 2 Million shrinked to 1 Million, if it was oversight, the Father told him that he thought he donated 1 Million for the Centenary and the other one Million for Roofing of the Church which is yet go be discussed nor think off.
Well, Joe Demanded for the unregistered 1 Million Naira back, but sweet tongues did not do it as he made it clear to the Father who tried to placate him, instead of apologizing for the gross misdeeds.
The donor told him that if by end of the year he did not get the refund, that things will turn ugly, since the money wasn't needed for Political and silly reasons, that it must be returned to the giver as unappreciated gift.
Then on December 31st, The Father with Timothy Okoli returned the Cheque for the 1 Million Naira, a sum given out of love but returned for Political reason.
The Church returned 1 Million Naira because they felt that a Son of Watchman has risen and they don't like it, but it gets interesting that the returned one million, the Next day Joe Martins gave it to ST MARY'S ANGLICAN Church which also gave meaning to a saying "Nwata ju Nri, ibeya Erie" (When a Child rejects a portion of food, another Child will take same with grace) , then he headed straight to Catholic Church at UKWULU, which is off Campus, at ANAMBRA STATE UNIVERSITY,IGBARIAM, ask them to use it and build CHAPEL so it will benefit the students and others.
If truly we are ready to be once again a progressive town, we need to clean slate.
Point to note, the eye popping hatred to a Man who has done so well to his Town did not stop him from doing more, as at my last count Joe Martins Uzodike has build over 15 Houses for the less privilege, not counting rebuilding of dilapidated ones, paying school fees for over 100 Pupils despite the fact that he has stayed off Government for long time.
Just trying to see if those who preferred doctored records have out shine him.
Ndi Oka ETITI, we have lots to atone for, so we can have our grace back.
Lastly, same this Yesterday, I tasted Obinwanne, as my Daughter in one of the University in Town fell Sick and a Lecturer from Oka ETITI took the Pains and everything within his powers to shoulder her like a Sister, thereby making me to smile like one who won LOTTO and in my heart of heart, I wish we can have this kind of spirit all over again, ka Oka ETITI tobakwa ezigbo Uto, so we can bring back that slogan "Ngalu mu abuho Oka"..
I am Mazi Odera POg JP and I come in peace. Good Morning Once again..
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