▁Br is co e , ▁Mich ell in , ▁Motor ▁Ty re ▁Service ▁Company , ▁W igg ins ▁Te ape , ▁U do ji ▁United ▁F . C ., ▁and ▁Sol gas ▁Pet role um . ▁▁ ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁p iv otal ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁sh aping ▁of ▁the ▁post - c ivil ▁war ▁history ▁of ▁Niger ia . ▁A ▁celebrated ▁administrator , ▁teacher , ▁lawyer ▁and ▁business man , ▁U do ji , ▁also ▁posit ively ▁impact ed ▁other ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁continent , ▁during ▁his ▁event ful ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁United ▁Nations ▁consult ant . ▁For ▁his ▁contributions ▁he ▁received ▁numerous ▁hon ors ▁and ▁traditional ▁titles ▁including ▁having ▁schools , ▁roads , ▁and ▁a ▁government ▁building ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁he ▁published ▁his ▁mem oir s , ▁titled ▁" Under ▁Three ▁Masters " ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁speech es ▁and ▁correspond ences ▁as , ▁Which ▁Way ▁Niger ia ?: ▁Selected ▁Spe ech es ▁of ▁Chief ▁J . O . ▁U do ji ▁( 2 0 0 0 , ▁I bad an , ▁Spect rum ). ▁Upon ▁His ▁passing , ▁Governor ▁Peter ▁Ob i ▁of ▁An amb ra ▁State ▁stated ▁" U do ji ▁was ▁a ▁legend , ▁a ▁self less ▁Niger ian ▁and ▁a ▁dev out ▁Christian ▁who ▁took ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁down - t rod den , ▁the ▁wid ows ▁and ▁the ▁poor . ▁His ▁death ▁will ▁create ▁a ▁lac una ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁very ▁difficult ▁to ▁fill ." ▁ ▁Early