IF I DIE

By Willie Amadi.

“When I die, I die and I will not know, that I have died.”

This captures my thoughts whenever people talk about my memoir following the maverick and eccentric style of my eight days long Birthday and Thanksgiving celebrations which lasted between the 23rd November and 30th November 2020 ignited by the sudden capping of the first High Chieftaincy title of OMEUDO OWERRI AUTHONOMOUS COMMUNITIES by the 5- member Council of Traditional Rulers of Owerri of Municipal on me on the 22nd November, a further call to community service.

Kindly permit me to say at the risk of sounding immodest that my life has been a source of joy to me. I have experienced both joy and pain throughout this journey of life in equal proportion but I thank God that on each of these occasions I have risen above the pains with so much equanimity and peace of mind that has surpassed all understanding. His Grace has indeed, been sufficient in my life and I bless God Almighty everyday till my days on earth. Let me therefore from the depth of my heart and on behalf of my family THANK extended families, friends and enemies who have been part of this memorable journey so far. For lack of appropriate WORDS, let me once again say THANK YOU!

CONFERMENT OF HIGH CHIEFTANCY TITLE BY THE COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL RULERS OF OWERRI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AREA.

I was so humbled by the request to be capped the first High Chief in Owerri by the Council of Traditional Rulers of Owerri Municipal Council Area. I gladly accepted this honour and appreciation from the collective thrones because the spirit and time was very apt., I had received one fifteen years ago in 2005 but unknown to many the conferment of that Chieftaincy was a posthumous honour on my late father Chief, Clinton Bernard Amadi of blessed memories by his closest and bosom friend, HRM EZE Pharmacist EMMANUEL EMENYONU NJEMANZE, OZURUIGBO V of Owerri as the UKWA ACHIAKA, Owerri. A title, I proudly hold in trust for my father until we meet to part no more. The rest is history.

THE CONSECRATION OF A FAMILY CHAPPEL, UNVEILING OF AJUZIEOGU FOUNDATION BY OUR LORD BISHOP, Rt Reverend CHUKWUMA OPARA Ph.D., UNVEILING OF MY MEMOIR BY His Excellency, DR. IKEDINACHI OHAKIM AS WELL AS THE BUILDING OF MY TOMB WHILE STILL ALIVE.

I had deep and solemn moments retrospecting, introspecting and reflecting about life generally during my 12 weeks of recuperating to critique, study and discover the transient and or unprovoked vanity of life. I finally came to terms that life issues should also be dealt with vainly because life in itself is a candle in the wind and does not deserve unnecessary struggles for earthly possessions and unbridled fame. Just enjoy the little you can afford happily by the moments, hours, days, weeks, months and years as it presents itself. Do not defer little personal happiness or being kind to your fellow humans because you may never pass this way AGAIN!

My memoir encapsulates my journey of life 57 years ago, wrapped and exposed in brutal frankness that may ” irritate and tickle ” a few allies, associates, friends and foes mentioned therein for their own good too.

The AJUZIEOGU FOUNDATION is a message and an assumed assignment which I believe was received from GOD during the 8-10hrs anaesthetic trance and which has kept reverberating in my innermost sub-consciousness till yesterday. I have put it up in my daily prayers and intercessions. I have also asked God for further directives. I hope to be properly directed. But I see a TEMPLE OF PRAISE for songs of Solomon.

Painfully, my heart goes out to the various homes nationwide where our children are DUMPED and catered but not cared for by the relevant authorities. God willing, I shall lead a national campaign in 2021 to change the narratives firstly by changing the names from “MOTHERLESS, ORPHANAGE AND ABANDONED” to “GOD’S CHILDREN HOMES”. The use of the above words is derogatory and pitiable and has over the years inflicted a sustained level of psychological trauma and rejection. Obviously, the spirit of God abhors such re-labelling. Our helpless vulnerable children are increasingly weakened and harassed by the use of such name tags to describe them whenever they receive visitors. However, they have remained voiceless and unable to react for fear of the unknown. They are not MOTHERLESS. They are not ABANDONED AND NOT ALSO ORPHANED because GOD’S CHILDREN can never be any of these tags. I INTEND TO SPONSOR A PRIVATE MEMBER BILL TO CHANGE THE NAME TO GOD’S CHILDREN HOMES through my Senator, Dist. Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi representing IMO EAST. It is going to be powered by the AJUZIEOGU FOUNDATION.

THE FAMILY CHAPPEL & MY TOMB.

I have never been regularly prayerful during my 57 years of earthly sojourn except when I face challenges, turbulence and tribulations then I seek the face of God. The presence of the CHAPPEL will henceforth remind and compel me to pray ceaselessly and bless God daily for the gift of life taken for granted so far.

My tomb and final resting place equally reminds me to pray as if every day is my last day on the earth. I live, laugh, dance, eat, drink and sin on credit knowing also that one day I will pay the price because the wages of sin are death. As I sin every minute of my life knowingly and or unknowingly through my thoughts, acts or omission I have come to realize that one day I will die and eventually face GOD’S JUDGEMENT. My TOMB and my WILL therefore become a rude reminder that all these earthly possessions and fame are “ALA MA AGHARA”. I have therefore in this realization bequeathed same while abiding the events of life and death because death, a necessary end will come when it will but to the glory of God Almighty.

Finally, let me thank all those who by their prayers, gifts and physical attendance throughout the 9 days of uninterrupted glorious celebrations reassured me of friendship and God’s abiding faith in my life.

I pray and declare that God’s Grace shall be sufficient in your lives and your journey of life shall end in praise.