N . ▁passed ▁the ▁Senior ▁Te ach ers ▁Cert ificate ▁Ex am ination ▁and ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁St . ▁Charles ▁T . T . C . ▁as ▁a ▁t utor . ▁He ▁soon ▁left ▁his ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁t utor ▁at ▁St . ▁Charles ▁College ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁trad ing . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁After ▁success ▁trad ing ▁in ▁text iles ▁and ▁building ▁materials , ▁O ke ke - O ji ud u ▁vent ured ▁into ▁politics ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁winning ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁election ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁town , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁On it sha ▁Northern ▁District ▁Council ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Staff ▁and ▁Education ▁Committee . ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁Vice - Ch air man ▁of ▁On it sha ▁Urban ▁District ▁Council . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁into ▁the ▁Eastern ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly ▁under ▁the ▁N CN C ▁b anner ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁elected ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁with ▁a ▁massive ▁vote ▁of ▁ 6 7 , 0 0 0 ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁N CN C ▁leader ▁N nam di ▁Az iki we ▁who ▁pol led ▁ 7 7 , 0 0 0 ▁votes . ▁While ▁in ▁office , ▁O ke ke - O ji ud u ▁polit ically ▁fought ▁alongside ▁Niger ian ▁legend ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁Africa ' s ▁freedom ▁movement , ▁ ▁President ▁N nam di ▁Az