▁" U do ji ▁Award " ▁and ▁his ▁various ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁private ▁sector . ▁U do ji ▁commanded ▁respect ▁both ▁nation ally ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁as ▁an ▁honest , ▁discipl ined ▁and ▁intellect ually ▁alert ▁public ▁administrator ▁and ▁private ▁sector ▁operator . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁in ▁Washington . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁traditional ▁title ▁of ▁Ig we , ▁was ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁distinguished ▁Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁Michael ▁and ▁Saint ▁George ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Crown ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Commander ▁of ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁( CF R ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁Pap al ▁kn ight ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁Gregory ▁the ▁Great ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁U do ji ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Africa ' s ▁most ▁distinguished ▁administr ators ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁rare ▁and ▁remarkable ▁opportunity ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁colonial , ▁military ▁and ▁civil ian ▁govern ments ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁expand ing ▁private ▁sector . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁administrative ▁officer ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Col onial ▁government . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁government ▁career ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁minist ries ▁of ▁fin ance , ▁health ▁and ▁commerce , ▁and ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Eastern ▁Region , ▁Niger ia . ▁He