, ▁teacher , ▁phil anth rop ist ▁and ▁the ▁patri arch ▁of ▁the ▁O ke ke - O ji ud u ▁family . ▁He ▁was ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 - 1 9 6 6 , ▁a ▁period ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁First ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Born ▁into ▁a ▁far ▁from ▁wealth y ▁family ▁from ▁Al or , ▁An amb ra , ▁O ke ke - O ji ud u ▁had ▁to ▁work ▁hard ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁all ▁levels . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁St . ▁Charles ▁Te ach ers ▁Training ▁College ▁On it sha , ▁An amb ra ▁State ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 8 - 4 1 . ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁out standing ▁dist in ctions , ▁he ▁was ▁posted ▁direct ▁as ▁Head master . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁St . ▁Anthony ' s ▁school ▁Um udi oka . ▁There ▁he ▁served ▁under ▁father ▁Michael ▁I w ene ▁T ans i ▁( be at ified ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ), ▁and ▁even ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁struck ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁Saint . ▁Also ▁at ▁St . ▁Anthony ' s , ▁he ▁was ▁privile ged ▁to ▁teach ▁Francis ▁Ar in ze ▁( now ▁Card inal ) ▁who ▁entered ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ten . ▁The ▁two ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁good ▁friends . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁P .