▁return ▁from ▁England , ▁U do ji ▁joined ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Administr ative ▁Service ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁assistant ▁district ▁officer ▁in ▁A do ▁Ek iti ▁before ▁being ▁posted ▁as ▁district ▁officer ▁for ▁Eg b ado . ▁As ▁colonial ▁administrative ▁officer ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁distinguished ▁service ▁in ▁O nd o ▁and ▁A be ok uta ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁region ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁permanent ▁secretary ▁in ▁the ▁minist ries ▁of ▁Health , ▁Com merce , ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁Est ab lish ments . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁U do ji ' s ▁exempl ary ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁duty , ▁his ▁remarkable ▁intellectual ▁capacity ▁and ▁his ▁integrity ▁made ▁him ▁rise ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Region ’ s ▁civil ▁service , ▁Chief ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Premier ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Region , ▁Dr ▁Michael ▁Ok para , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁that ▁position ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Niger ian ▁coup ▁d ' état . ▁Following ▁the ▁coup ▁he ▁went ▁into ▁private ▁legal ▁practice ▁( 1 9 6 6 – 6 8 ) ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Ford ▁Foundation ▁Cons ult ant ▁in ▁Administration ▁and ▁Management ▁( 1 9 6 8 – 7 2 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁during ▁Niger ia ' s ▁oil ▁bo om ▁period , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁by ▁the ▁Y ak ub u ▁G ow on