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Sir (Dr.) Godwin Ubaka Okeke, popularly known as GUO [1] was born on the first working day of the week, Monday, 6th June, 1949 at Iyi-Enu Hospital, Ogidi, Onitsha. He is the sixth of eight children of his parents made up of seven male and one female.
His father, Chief Joseph Ikeokwu Okeke who started out as a carpenter ended up as a textile merchant in the sixties with branches at Main Market and on Bright Street, Onitsha. He was President of Adazi-Ani Town Union in Anaocha Local Government Area from 1942 to 1975; President, Men’s Fellowship of St. Jude’s Anglican Church, Adazi-Ani, home and abroad; Treasurer of the church and member, Parochial Church Committee until his death in 1979.
His mother, Madam Christiana Nwaoye Okeke (nee Ezenwa) Ocheze, was a merchant of wholesale foodstuff with stalls at Ose and Onitsha Main Market. She also supplied foodstuff to secondary schools in Onitsha, Nnewi and Oba. She started the women town group meeting of Adazi-Ani and was head of the Onitsha branch.
CEO GUO Transport [2] started his primary education in 1955, aged 6 at Central School, Onitsha. He had his secondary education at Community Grammar School, Nnobi [3] from 1963. In 1966, he attended “ Man O’ War” training in readiness for becoming a prefect. The training is akin to Leadership training or National Youth Service. This course prepared him for surviving the Nigerian Civil war and navigating the turbulent waters of business.
Whilst in school, he was the goalkeeper of the school football team and participated in long distance race competitions of the province held in Onitsha.
During the time that GUO’s father was the President of Adazi-Ani Town Union, his bosom friend, Sir F. C. Ozoh was the Secretary. The cordial relationship made him to advise the young Godwin to marry Sir Ozoh’s daughter, Patricia. In 1976, GUO got married to his heartthrob, now Lady (Dr.) Patricia Obiageli Okeke (nee Ozoh) of Umuru, Adazi-Ani. Lady Okeke is a retired civil servant and currently the Proprietress and Principal of Supreme Knowledge Schools, Nkpor, Onitsha providing quality education from Creche to Secondary School.
The marriage is gradually creating a community with six boys with their wives, two daughters with their husbands and twenty-four grandchildren at the time of writing this – they may increase by the time this is being presented.
The day after the Nigerian Civil War ended on 15th January, 1970, GUO with some of his brothers trekked a distance of about 12 km from Adazi-Ani to Nnewi and came home safely. This was a confirmation that the Civil War has ended. The day after, he told his parents that he will be going to Onitsha and they willingly released their Peugeot 404 saloon car to him. He travelled to Onitsha and visited their parents’ properties which were all intact. From there, he went to Fegge (a district in Onitsha) where people were busy carrying out trade. On his way back to the car to return to Adazi-Ani, passengers were milling around the car, asking if he was going to Enugu. He picked eight (8) passengers and conveyed them to Ogbete in Enugu, charging Nigerian £1.00 each which was extremely scarce. Immediately the passengers alighted, those going to Onitsha rushed to his car and he carried eight (8) passengers back to Onitsha at the same price of £1.00 each. At Onitsha again, people wanted him to go back to Enugu but he refused because it was late in the night. By the time he returned to Adazi-Ani, his mother was extremely anxious that she was in tears thinking that something untoward may have happened to him signifying that the war may not have really ended.
In view of what transpired on 16th January, 1970, the day after, GUO arrived Onitsha from Adazi-Ani as early as 5am to resume conveying passengers between Onitsha and Enugu as vehicles were scarce. He was doing several trips daily which signaled the foray into transport business. Whilst consolidating on the transport business, he combined it with trading which he has been doing during weekends from school helping his parents at the various markets.
In the course of running the transport and trading businesses, the Federal Government announced that all Biafran currency [4] should be deposited in banks. He went to the bank to make enquiries on the modalities of the pronouncement and found out that irrespective of the amount of money deposited, a uniform receipt was issued. Therefore, he suggested to the family that they should split whatever amount they have and take to bank separately.
This is to increase the number of receipts that will be issued. This idea helped the family as each member of the family had receipts in their respective names.
On redemption of the receipts issued earlier, the Federal Government paid £20.00 for each receipt. With these proceeds therefrom, he started a poultry farm with his parents at Adazi-Ani complemented with a shop for merchandise that operated from Ogbete, Enugu. [5]
The catchphrase of GUO is “INTEGRITY, HARDWORK AND THE GRACE OF GOD”.
It is worthy of note that the tenure of the Sole Administrator of the then East Central State, Ukpabi Asika laid a foundation for business in Onitsha. This started in 1971 with the re-construction of Ochanja market which relocated businesses from Fegge. Then, in 1974, the Main Market was rebuilt which moved businesses from Ochanja. These initiatives provided the impetus for development and rapid expansion.
Submission declined on 15 June 2024 by
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Sir (Dr.) Godwin Ubaka Okeke, popularly known as GUO [1] was born on the first working day of the week, Monday, 6th June, 1949 at Iyi-Enu Hospital, Ogidi, Onitsha. He is the sixth of eight children of his parents made up of seven male and one female.
His father, Chief Joseph Ikeokwu Okeke who started out as a carpenter ended up as a textile merchant in the sixties with branches at Main Market and on Bright Street, Onitsha. He was President of Adazi-Ani Town Union in Anaocha Local Government Area from 1942 to 1975; President, Men’s Fellowship of St. Jude’s Anglican Church, Adazi-Ani, home and abroad; Treasurer of the church and member, Parochial Church Committee until his death in 1979.
His mother, Madam Christiana Nwaoye Okeke (nee Ezenwa) Ocheze, was a merchant of wholesale foodstuff with stalls at Ose and Onitsha Main Market. She also supplied foodstuff to secondary schools in Onitsha, Nnewi and Oba. She started the women town group meeting of Adazi-Ani and was head of the Onitsha branch.
CEO GUO Transport [2] started his primary education in 1955, aged 6 at Central School, Onitsha. He had his secondary education at Community Grammar School, Nnobi [3] from 1963. In 1966, he attended “ Man O’ War” training in readiness for becoming a prefect. The training is akin to Leadership training or National Youth Service. This course prepared him for surviving the Nigerian Civil war and navigating the turbulent waters of business.
Whilst in school, he was the goalkeeper of the school football team and participated in long distance race competitions of the province held in Onitsha.
During the time that GUO’s father was the President of Adazi-Ani Town Union, his bosom friend, Sir F. C. Ozoh was the Secretary. The cordial relationship made him to advise the young Godwin to marry Sir Ozoh’s daughter, Patricia. In 1976, GUO got married to his heartthrob, now Lady (Dr.) Patricia Obiageli Okeke (nee Ozoh) of Umuru, Adazi-Ani. Lady Okeke is a retired civil servant and currently the Proprietress and Principal of Supreme Knowledge Schools, Nkpor, Onitsha providing quality education from Creche to Secondary School.
The marriage is gradually creating a community with six boys with their wives, two daughters with their husbands and twenty-four grandchildren at the time of writing this – they may increase by the time this is being presented.
The day after the Nigerian Civil War ended on 15th January, 1970, GUO with some of his brothers trekked a distance of about 12 km from Adazi-Ani to Nnewi and came home safely. This was a confirmation that the Civil War has ended. The day after, he told his parents that he will be going to Onitsha and they willingly released their Peugeot 404 saloon car to him. He travelled to Onitsha and visited their parents’ properties which were all intact. From there, he went to Fegge (a district in Onitsha) where people were busy carrying out trade. On his way back to the car to return to Adazi-Ani, passengers were milling around the car, asking if he was going to Enugu. He picked eight (8) passengers and conveyed them to Ogbete in Enugu, charging Nigerian £1.00 each which was extremely scarce. Immediately the passengers alighted, those going to Onitsha rushed to his car and he carried eight (8) passengers back to Onitsha at the same price of £1.00 each. At Onitsha again, people wanted him to go back to Enugu but he refused because it was late in the night. By the time he returned to Adazi-Ani, his mother was extremely anxious that she was in tears thinking that something untoward may have happened to him signifying that the war may not have really ended.
In view of what transpired on 16th January, 1970, the day after, GUO arrived Onitsha from Adazi-Ani as early as 5am to resume conveying passengers between Onitsha and Enugu as vehicles were scarce. He was doing several trips daily which signaled the foray into transport business. Whilst consolidating on the transport business, he combined it with trading which he has been doing during weekends from school helping his parents at the various markets.
In the course of running the transport and trading businesses, the Federal Government announced that all Biafran currency [4] should be deposited in banks. He went to the bank to make enquiries on the modalities of the pronouncement and found out that irrespective of the amount of money deposited, a uniform receipt was issued. Therefore, he suggested to the family that they should split whatever amount they have and take to bank separately.
This is to increase the number of receipts that will be issued. This idea helped the family as each member of the family had receipts in their respective names.
On redemption of the receipts issued earlier, the Federal Government paid £20.00 for each receipt. With these proceeds therefrom, he started a poultry farm with his parents at Adazi-Ani complemented with a shop for merchandise that operated from Ogbete, Enugu. [5]
The catchphrase of GUO is “INTEGRITY, HARDWORK AND THE GRACE OF GOD”.
It is worthy of note that the tenure of the Sole Administrator of the then East Central State, Ukpabi Asika laid a foundation for business in Onitsha. This started in 1971 with the re-construction of Ochanja market which relocated businesses from Fegge. Then, in 1974, the Main Market was rebuilt which moved businesses from Ochanja. These initiatives provided the impetus for development and rapid expansion.