▁A ▁strong ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁what ▁he ▁term ed ▁" p rag m atic ▁social ism ", ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁Niger ia ’ s ▁salv ation ▁dep ended ▁on ▁a ▁revolution ▁in ▁agricult ure . ▁To ▁this ▁end , ▁he ▁acquired ▁and ▁managed ▁a ▁large ▁farm ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own , ▁called ▁U mu eg w u ▁Ok p ual a ▁M ixed ▁Far ms , ▁which ▁inspired ▁many ▁Eastern ▁Niger ian ▁leaders ▁to ▁follow ▁suit . ▁He ▁also ▁champion ed ▁the ▁educational ▁and ▁infrastr uct ural ▁development ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁He ▁never ▁owned ▁a ▁house ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁government . ▁When ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Civil ▁War ▁ended , ▁he ▁went ▁into ▁ex ile ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁Before ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁ex ile ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁his ▁close ▁associ ates ▁and ▁benef ici aries ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁collection ▁to ▁build ▁him ▁a ▁house ▁in ▁his ▁village , ▁U mu eg w u . ▁Ok para ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Phys icians ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁Michael ▁Ok para ▁Way , ▁in ▁Ab u ja ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁Michael ▁Ok para ▁University ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁Um udi ke , ▁Ok para ▁Square ▁in ▁En ug u ; ▁ ▁Michael ▁Ok para ▁College ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁Im o ▁State ▁( since ▁renamed ▁the ▁Im o ▁State