WELCOME

 

President’s opening remark

 

It gives me a great pleasure to welcome you to the Okija UK page. 

 

Okija is a town in Anambra State in the South East of Nigeria.

It is located in the south of the commercial town of Onitsha by about 24 Kilometers and about 15 Kilometers from the industrial town of Nnewi.

Okija is within the Ihiala Local Government area in Onitsha South Senatorial district. It is traditionally, the spiritual head of the towns in the local government area including Ihembosi, thus has the right of key privileges such as the breaking of kola nut. Okija is bordered in the northern part by Ozubulu/Ihembosi, in the south by Ihiala, in the east by Ukpo and Azia and in the west by Ogbakuba.

Okija town consists of 34 villages under 3 major groupings in the order of seniority as follows.

  

UBAHU – ABU UBAHU:

                Ubahu:- Umuakpolom, Umuezedam,Umudalaegwu,

                               Umuapani, Ugwucheleku and Ubahuagbugba.

                Umuohi:-Ezieke, Umudioka and Isifulu.

                Umuhu :-Umuhu and Ubahuezike.

 

UHUOBO- NA – UHUOWELLE:

         Umuatuegwu:-Umuatuegwu, Ohukabia and Uhudim.

                Umuofo:- Uhungwu,Umuezewulum and Ndeakabo.

            Uhuowelle:-Umuogu, Oghalegbu and Umuzu.

 

IHITE-ABU-IHITE:

           Ubahueze:- umuezenna, Umudibia, Ubahualam, Uhuokwe and

                              Ubahuogwugwu.

                  Isieke:-Aka, Ezengu/Ubahudara, Umunnaka,Ubahumorie

                              and Umuduru.

       Ubahumonum;- Umuezeagwute, Umuezeana,Umuagu and

                                     Umuezeona.

Ulasi River traversed many parts of Okija.

 

Having integrated and actively worked within other community unions here in the UK the growing need to tackle local issues by the Okija indigenes domicile in the UK became not only fundamental but inevitable. In the year 2011, Okija UK was born and the key objectives are as follows

 

• To create an enabling environment for the members to share joy and happiness with each other.

• To promote activities that will enhance our language and cultural identity.

• To share relevant information beneficial to the welfare of the members.

• To give assistance to members of the association and community who find themselves in any difficulty, distress or hardship

• To assist in relieving the poverty and destitution of Okija people in the community.

• To provide a forum for meeting and interaction of members and the public

• To promote unity among the members and ensure group solidarity and harmony

• To cooperate with other organizations and groups having similar objectives

 

Our Motto: is Igwebuike, Udo ka Mma meaning Unity is strength, Peace is the best.

 

Going forward, Okija UK intends to work with all Okija indigenes both home and abroad in the implementation and empowerment initiatives. These will include, but not limited to, projects designed to further enhance and sustain growth as well as ultimately eliminate poverty and deprivation within Okija town. Over the coming months, plans are underway to implement grass root projects that will enhance Education, Training and Mentorship for Okija indigenes.

 

The Okija Mentorship, Educational and Wi-FI Project (ME-WiFi Project) is designed to provide new furniture for schools in Okija and the installation of modern IT Lab with full Wi-Fi functionalities and E-learning platform. The project will also enable our children and young people to be matched with experienced professionals who will mentor them in different occupational sectors and skills set. The underpinning rationale is to empower, pave the way and anchor our youths towards developing their careers, ambitions and ultimately attain self-actualizations.  Okija UK is committed to working actively and joining forces with other Okija Community Unions and groups around the world to deliver key projects that will benefit Okija indigenes and ultimately enhance our Okija town.

 

We have arranged to recognize a list of individuals by way of giving Leadership and Excellence awards for their commendable community work over the years towards our Okija town. The list is by no means exhaustive in that it will be a continuous event where other people will be awarded in the coming years. We pray that Almighty God will lead you safely back to your various homes when you leave us We also pray that God shall grant you much blessing, grace, peace and replenish you for any contribution you may have made both financially or otherwise toward the sustainability of Okija UK in Jesus mighty name ..Amen.

 

Long live Okija UK, Long live friends of Okija UK and Long live all the Igbo people.

Okija Enyi…Enyi Okija Enyi….Enyi Okija ana egbu achara….Achara ana eto..Daa lu nu.