POSTERITY and OKA ETITI RETROGRESSION by Last Born.
OKA ETITI ekenem Unu, mua nu, zua nu, kacha nu.
I come to us as a Brother with heavy Burden that is weighing him down, like the Police Man with his Knee on the Neck of the oppressed,the Oppressed can only say "I can't breath *, now we the present and future of OKA ETITIANS can't breath.
I looked at the Past of OKA ETITI then the present become a mirage with smoke and mirror, we have presently aTown that is lost in Labyrinthal corridor, finding a way out becomes a hysterical hiss.
Back in the days when OKA ETITI was a brand, a place of succor, a Town where gentiles wants to be identified as aborigines, those days we have a unique peaceful environment, and a slogan "Mgalu mu abuho Oka" (Imagine if I am not from Oka), it was Chagrin and heroic pronouncement, like meeting one outside Nigeria and hail him IDENNA or ADAIDE, it brings a king of Bond you can't buy, an air of Supremacy.
Those days when the Slogan of "Oka Murum, ma nya enyenam Nri" (Let me be a Citizen of Oka ETITI, even if I am poor) the Metaphor was Hercules in Might.
That was when OKA ETITI na enyelu Nwanne fa aka, when onye OKA ETITI is in place of Authority, they have Obi Nwanne, we remember situations like Dike Udo, Chief Joe Martins Uzodike when he was elevated from Rangers Secretary to SA to Governor Jim Nwobodo who was Chairman of Rangers and riding on the glory of the Antelope Football Club, he became the Governor..
Joe Martins was instrumental to building of FATIMA HOSPITAL in OKA ETITI, when Jim Nwobodo as the Governor asked him what he want the Governor to do for him, he did not ask for changing of his Father's house which was dilapidated, he did not ask for bounty that will make him OPUTA OBIE of his Town, he simply ask for a Hospital, the Catholic Church are planning building one even if it is ONE YEAR one Block, but Dike Udo made the Governor to write a check that build and furnish the Hospital from scrapping of Soil to Furnishing, it was made in the open at the Ground of the present Fatima .
He was the Boy who dragged NEPA light to OKA ETITI, because of his position with the Governor, the BROWN Boveri Company (BBC) that won the contracts, but Joe as the Most trusted SA to Jim Nwobodo always deliver the files of the Company to the Governor when he is in the right frame of Mind to sign things, so the company ask Joe Martins what he want them to give him as thank you, the Young man said they should divert some light go his Town, so he will have strenght to be carrying File to OGA (a subtle message, if no light, your files won't be getting to Oga as at when due), the contractors understood the message and a town called Ume Atakata that is in Present Ebonyi was Number 14 on the list, were edged out by same boy who delivers things to the Governor and inserted afa Oka ETITI and that's how anyi jiri nwe Oku, how many Men or boys can do that this days?.
He also helped GMO and ROAD MASTERS to get Choice places, free of all charges, at ONUICHA where they sited factories.
He gave many admission by just writing at the back of his NAME CARD, as the SA to the Governor he will write a short message "Kindly admit the bearer" which no High institution will hesitate to obey.
GMO as a company grew many many and many Ndi Oka ETITI by supplying them Bicycle parts on credit, then atimes create artificial scarcity of the goods, so that those they supplied will make profit in higher proportion.
How many Ndi Oka does that today?
How can one forget the case of a Woman onye be anyi who killed somebody in Benin and was aired at NTA the day she was sentenced to Death, but GMO stepped into the case and she was ransomed, her sentence commuted and she was sentenced to spend life in prison at her home in OKA ETITI.
Who grew up in mid 80s That never heard of IKB and JOE BEST?.. This two Young Men created a legend that was larger than life, they became idol to many Ndi Anambara, many boys started business names with Best this and that, they were legendary in areas of Youths and upcoming Children.
If you are a big Man or Bigger Boy then in Anambara and you have not attended Party Joe Best or Nke IKB, then you are a nobody.. They tried to help our Youths despite the glaring fact that the exercise wasn't well managed by the beneficiaries, which can be attributed to quest for igbu Ozu which they never gbupu.
Check out all the Companies of our great Legends, they made so much wealth, but at demise Umufa azuzua the money within 5 years, fa ebido iku Anya gbam gbam gbam and if you place them near the Fund of Umunwayi na ere ogiri, they will embezzle the money because they are not used to making money but eating money.
Check out all the ogaranya talu Nchala na Oka ETITI, none of thier money remains, some will say na obu ego society but I will say Sharrap, it is because they never allowed the sons to learn the act of surviving outside the Father's basket of wealth.
The Children have a future created for them, but when you provide for them everything they wanted in life, you just led them to igho Afia, give them Education, connection and hapu fa ka fa zoba onwe fa, when a man did not Run, he won't win, no struggle, no success..
If you ask me, even if you didn't ask me but as Mkpisi Ndi Egede I will tell you, plant your money into the lives of people that needs it, you might grow many Billionaires who will be the Back bone of the Society and you became the iconic God father, but leave the wealth for generations unborn, fa asua the money ka Akwu.. It won't take them more than 10 Years to sale all the factories you left behind, all the lands you displaced your neighbors to take because nobody can fight you, your children will sale them all within 5 years after your death, now this is the caveat, most of your properties will be bought by the Children of those you oppressed, so can you see your life?.
I am not preaching that you help less privilege in OKA ETITI, not at all, I am saying save yourself, build up humanity and not pilling of wealth which you can't even touch the excess profit before you die and your wife and your Children will reduce the mbo nile igbalu to dust, but invest on the growth of others, your Family can never lack, that is justice, even if you have an Imbecile as Son, you see one of the people you erected will find an imbecilic suited growth for him.
Stop inakosi Ndi Ogbenye Ana fa because you can, if you do it again, Thunder Chineke agbapia gi Anya and as you lay in bed with all your body parts failing to work, your family will be selling back those lands to raise you from that Bed, but you won't rise, as Mpa Nnukwu is not in your league, same way those you oppressed are not in yours.
Sure you can come back home and entice boys with your Rolls Royce or avalanche of Securities, flamboyant life style, just know that you are investing na Thunder ga agba gi.
Have you ever entered into your neighbors house and have heart to heart discussion with them or the only time you entered was to ask them to sale thier house to you?.
NWANNE, you are not God, you are mortal, if God look at you with anger, nke ina eme agwugo.
Whatever you do, even if Na Ina egbo Ntu, there are others around OKA nokwa na same line, it won't kill you to have a successor.
Sure, he may not worship you or praise you, but be rest assured that your legend can't end.
I know of many families na Oka Etiti who are Billionaires in Dollars, but did not raise anybody and now they are death and the wealth buried as well, what is the gain?.
If you are in Government places, try and wukonye Ndi Nke anyi.. If you are trading, carry along our boys, some ga Ezu gi oshi but many ga aba Uru, don't relent.
Let's bring back the Golden Sepulcher that we lost in 1985 when we erred on the idiocy of those who has gone to meet with our ancestors.
We the Living should right the wrongs of the past, I am ready, are you a game? Or you think you are set for life that you don't need anything from anybody?..
Nwanne, what you need from others are many, but for want of time, I will not go into it today.
Abum Nwanne Unu Mazi Odera POg
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