We have listened to many Voice notes circulating across many Óka Etiti forums , especially those targeting to Malign the aforesaid,so I have the privilege and liberty of knowing better part of his person and ,we all know that Mkpisi Ndi Egede doesn’t take prisoners,so expose is just part of what we do best,as Dike Údó is now under the microscope,I will do Justice to his person,his good ,his bad and his ugly side ,it will be a no hold bar.
Joe Martins was born to Mr Benedict Ókwachukwunyelu and Bridget Údozike ,he is Baby number 6 ,but enemies erased all his seniors, five in total , which two died same day ,so Joe Martins Osita was born soaked in utter enmity from all corners of life ,he was exiled as a child,but at appropriate time he came home with backing of the gods ,he came back as onyiri Ónwú and that has been his Chalice of life .
He fears no FOE and he doesn’t paint truth,he simply say it the way he likes it which nauseat Evil Person and persons.
I Met Chief Joe Martins Uzodike first time with certain prejudice associated with lethal stories surrounding him ,so I met him with Hostility of life ,as I am a very Tough Cookie ekweló na Mmiri Ókû na egbu mbekwu, I met him as Commissoner for information,as I was directed by the Governor then Peter Ob,I submitted proposal ,which did not follow the Rubrics,but I cared less and he asked me to go and repackage same ,I told him that I don’t follow such established protocols,I say if the Governor doesn’t like it as it is ,he should forget it ..that caught his attention, the temerity of a very young Man He called me back and we started talking,when he knew I am from Óka Etiti,the whole story changed to brotherhood …moving on ,he did something else that made me to throw Away the misconception which my mind was fed about him ,it was the day APGA was conducing National convention at Dora Akunyili center,I was called by the Governor to ask if I want position in APGA and I said No ,he simply call Joe Martins and say this is your brother,fix him into the party and Joe Martin’s ask me if I have party card and all, when I said I have never belong to POLITICAL party,he smiled and say to me ,I will put you in a position where you will learn ..well ,long story in a capsule,he put me as Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APGA,and he led me through on how to play the game where mafians littered the field ,well I later became the National Publicity Secretary, but I ventured into it because he understands the need to bring brothers,Ndi Óka Etiti into reality.
As commissioner for information,he fixed many Umu Óka Etiti into library,which is under his purview,he gave late Chijioke Agbanyim deputy Director Signage,he also paid him accumulated 4 years salary that was due to the office ,which previous MD wanted to retire as the position was empty on purpose but Joe Martin’s tapped it in full not for self but to onye Óka Etiti without asking nor getting a thank you for such .
He fixed many Ndi Óka Etiti into same Signage as well .
As SA on Students and Religious affairs under Gov Jim Nwobodo,he gave many Óka Etiti people admission into schools in the old ANAMBRA State ,from college of Education to IMT and any other schools,he did such with just his Card and signature ,as long as you have 4 to 5 credits,many of them are still alive ,so when some speech impeded charlatans started throwing tantrums just to smear him , I felt the urge to lay the story straight.
Moving on ..
The question is why do some disgusting men wants to gave that Man a Bad name , despite he is one of the Pillars every town are praying for ?
A man who single handedly brought Gov Jim Nwobodo to honor the launching of Fatima Hospital Fund raising in Óka Etiti in 1982,which the town begged Joe Martins to bring him,as he was the closest to the Governor.
He brought him and while the occasion was on going,the Governor called him out and ask him to climb the table ,may be because he was a small boy,so he can be sighted by all and the Governor Praised him to high Heaven and ask him to ask whatever he want from him ,That he will do it without blinking,he said the Boy have been very good and industrious to him .
So Joe Martins Uzodike took the microphone and beg the Governor to help ST Joseph Catholic to build Fatima Hospital in partnership,as he was aware that Government did same with Ozubulu,so in his mind ,he thought it noble ,so he asked the Governor.
The Governor said okay that he will get back to them,so while on the way back to Enugwu the State Capital then ,the Governor ask him to seat with him for a good tongue lashing,where He berated him for asking such a Voluminous act ,as the Governor was hoping he should ask for house in his father’s house ,which was just two room Aja Upa.
The event was on Thursday and on Monday ,Oka Etiti send 20 High powered delegation to go and meet the Governor, armed with a letter written by Arch Bishop who said he doesn’t want to partner with Government,the delegates including
Chief Francis Ilodi known as Ezeani Oruefi , Francis Ezimuo who was the PG then,Martin Obiukwu,Chief Christopher Chukwudum known as Ekwensu,Pius Udeaja and others ,after Joe Martins and Deputy Governor who he took the delegates to meet in absence of the Governor,when they met the Governor later in the evening,he asked them to bring Bill of Quantity ,which he asked them to hand over to Deputy Governor Engr Roy Umenyi .
They later brought the Bill of Quantity which specified the amount needed for complete completion including the equipment with X-ray and every other gadgets ,it totalled 248,100 (two hundred and forty eight thousand,one hundred Naira,) ,after they submitted such the Governor called the Commissioner for Budget Dr Okey Umeh and ask him to make approved budget of 250,000 issued to Fatima Hospital Óka Etiti.
But the evil in Men of Óka Etiti went to work ,they refused to thank Joe Martins Uzodike for that act as removed his name on the plague at the Hospitals, they fabricated Donors list,can any one of them stand before the Crucifix and said they put one Kobo melu mkpopu into that Project?.
If they do, where then is the Money Approved by the Governor? Which covers everything with change?.
In 1984 when Joe Martins Uzodike wanted to do his wedding, his Generator caught fire and burn him badly,the government planned to send him overseas,but the Indians working as Doctors in the Hospital,said they must do everything possible to make him well and okay for the wedding,which happened after two weeks,as thank you for his attraction from Governor which made the Hospital manifest.
Indians appreciated the man ,but Vultures despise him because he is taking away the shine and closing the purse they thought will be perpetual ,as they would’ve build the Hospital,one Year,one block for them to fetch riches ,by ika unlimited utu for decades.
During the Crisis that besieged Óka Etiti, Government made this same Joe Martins Uzodike the President General of the town,due to his uprightness and having dense relation on both divide as his mother is a relation to Anoliefo and Silas is his Nwandiana, so he served transparently for 6 years ,which ended in 1992 .
I still wonder why good men are not appreciated,this same Joe Martins Uzodike paid half of gross Bill of NEPA to Nkolofia,as the Village was owing 2 Million Naira on NEPA estimated bills in 2025 ,and he gave Nkolofia 1 million and allow others to tap from the blessing,yet some of the big men did not appreciate his gestures,they conclusion is ,ka ayaba Kwa Osita.
He build his kindred Obi (Obi Umejiofor), and i came with Honorable Chris Azubogu who was member house of Representative ,when the man went to pay him Homage for all he did for him and he took the man and made him to roof the Obi instead of giving him the money.
He build more than 9 Houses including all Uzodike,s and those who are in Dire need , including the in-laws where he built an edifice,yet all this mosquito brains will ask what has he done for the town?.
Have any of them done 1% of what he did for humanity?
Eke Óka Etiti was built by Enugwu branch from start to finish in the year 1999,80 and 81, and he was among the organizers,he donated the sum of 5,100 Naira ,then the price of Pegeout Car was 4,000 Naira brand new ,that will tell you value of money ,they finished the shops and gifted them to those at home as free gift to encourage them, but today half Men of the town are dragging Village shops with elders as if their life is hidden behind Eke Óka.
I can’t tell why the hatred and lies against the Noble man ,take for instance,when they were planning St Joseph Catholic Church centenary in 2013 ,they went to same Joe Martins Uzodike , Chief Okpalafuruaku led the delegation to his House,and he gave them 2 million Naira, but when Ndi Anambara adighi Nma came into the picture,they said they can never allow him to be the Highest Donor,so they stepped down his donation and said he donated 1 million Naira,so they gave the position of 1.5 Million Naira to a minion,who only donated 1 million, they said they will engineer him to carve out additional 500 thousand from his Clearing business to argument his donation,so the Reverend father then ,Late Father Uzuakpundu begged him to accept the 9th position where they shifted him ,he agreed and ask them to return the extra one million which they returned and he gifted same Money to St Mary’s Anglican Church. After all Nwata Ju Nri ,ibeya Erie.
Light entered Óka Etiti because he made it possible,when Rural electrification started or was about to start in 1981, Gov Jim Nwobodo gave the Job to BBC (Brown Boveri Company) and then ANAMBRA State comprised of CURRENT Ebonyi,Enugwu and ANAMBRA State, the first two where called Wawa and Anambara were called Ijekó ebe.
The committee where set up and Joe Martin’s Uzodike was the Secretary and liason for the Company, the committee and the Governor.
48 Towns were penciled down for the Pilot and Our town wasn’t amongst them ,but Joe Martin’s as the Secretary who peruse articles for submission,Vet same under proof reading act before he submit same to Governor, discovered that Óka Etiti wasn’t amongst the beneficiaries,he simply turn to next page ,number 14 ,where the 48 names where detailed,he used Red pen to make asterisks on Izza town ,a town he knew nothing about,he did it with Hope that the Governor will ask him why ,so he can make case for us ,but the Governor read the submission without turning to the next page where the names were written,so he signed same with Red pen and the principal secretary assumed it was the Governor that did the alterations,so he typed it with Óka Etiti replacing Izza,the next day when it was published,all Hell let loose, but when the Governor saw it was honest mistake from Joe Martins ,he simply added the erased town and making the list 49 and that was how we got light through the effort of that Young Man,who Ndi Aruruani love to diminish.
BBC begged him to be helping them to facilitate urgent and quick submission of Whatever they tendered to the Governor as the Boy with ears of the Governor ,they asked him to name a price and he said the price is for them to start the project from our town which they did , forcing all Government presence to have lights extended to them including schools and other amenities.
Starting the project from our Town infuriated the speaker of the house Honorable Ifeanyi Enemchukwu from Alor ,he demanded the balls of Joe Martins Uzodike but Akajiaku stepped it down .
Let me not forget to remind us that it was same Joe Martins that gave GMO,IWASIK, ROAD MASTER and many other companies from our town lands with approvals from Governor Jim at Industrial layout Onicha where the Government forbid many companies,but our,s get C of O because our Son facilitated same ,where are those clowns in such situation?.
This same Joe Martins Uzodike was the one who Made Prof Humphrey Nwosu FEDECO Chairman,they planned the election under IBB and he also submitted name of our Son ,when Humphrey asked him to give him somebody who will serve on high of the command, so why can’t we respect somebody who pays enough for the town? Is it because he hate atughige aghórú with passion?
He also registered Óka Etiti Microfinance in 1991-1992. what wrong did this man do ?
I heard some minions saying that Joe Martins Uzodike was angry that current PG did not come to pay him Homage and I laughed,who is PG that Joe Martin’s will be mindful of him or his Homage ?
No Governor Aspirant in the state fails to pay him Homage,no serving Governor also fails to pay him visits and Homage,no Senator or Honorable member ignored him,they always come because they knew his values and they Tap from the source,his house is a Political Mecca of the State,so why should he be worried on PG ,when he served also for 6 Years when the place was hot and demanding?
Imagine Óka Etiti who doesn’t know capacities of some citizens,if the town have gone to him to tap his strength,I am sure he would’ve lead them to owners of Light and anyi Enwe ókú gba nwûú .
Offices in Nigeria he doesn’t have connections doesn’t exist,even Emirs and Sultans are his friends and school mate,as graduate of Sokoto state University and the man who declared Ali must Go .
Let me stop so far , because if I want to elaborate more ,it will turn to novel.
I prefer writing this kind of history,so our children will get it as history as against voice note which will be lost on transit.
I remain Mkpisi Ndi Egede,, Mazi Odera POg JP.