ABOUT UMAH E. UDOH
Mr. Umah Ekaette Udoh, family name and
other name Sunday Jonah Udoh was born on 15 Sept., 1951 at Ekpene Obo Esit,
Eket L.G.A of Akwa Ibom State. He is an orphan, his mother died when he was
three (3) months old that obstructed his education. Petty business at the age
of 8 years.
Mr. Udoh’s coming to Kuje not as a
casual labourer, beggar or applicant, helper, but as a Viticulture/Horticulture Consultant. I didn’t use Kuje as my hidden
place. I was fully introduced by a woman, late Dr. Mrs. Grace Innocent
Onyewofu, a lecturer in Amadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Faculty of
Mathematics, to the wife of the former Minister of Finance, Chief Dr. Anthony
Anni.
When they were having the opening of a
house at Benin 1997 Xmas celebration for consultancy services and developing 32
hectares of land in Kuje-Gwawgalada Road.
MY JOURNEY SO FAR FROM ENGINEERING TO AGRICULTURE ARE:
(A) ENGINEERING:-
He enrolled in vocational training with
Bemsin Welding and Construction Engineering Institute, Atabong Road, Eket
1965-1969, obtained Government trade test grade three (3) on welding, fitting
and fabrication works respectively.
Awarded certificate on X-Ray pipe welding by Mobile Production Nigeria Company,
Eket Terminal 1971, in collaboration with SANTA FE NIGERIA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
LTD.
ON
ROAD PROJECTS:-
1.
Calabar Ikom
Road at Ikom Bridge as a welder 1972 with RBB.
2.
Calabar Itu Road
as a welder 1973-1979 with REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION CO. NIG. LTD. (RCC).
3.
AND in 1979 he
was employed by SHINCO NIGERIA LTD. CONSTRUCTION AND CIVIL ENGINEERING as a
welder foremen.
a)
Rigim Gumel
Road, Kano State
b)
Construction and
Road network in 96 Army Barrack Sati Babruwa-Gongola State.
c)
Abong Nguroge
Gamba Road, Manbila, Taraba State from 1979-1981.
(B). AGRICULTURE
1.
Obtaining
Training course in Pest & Diseases Control Nursery Economic Tree seedlings
maintenance, irrigation control and Grape-vine cultivation in the
tropics/orchard crop production by Agric Industries Ltd. Zaria 1983-1985, in
the professional grade level “B”.
2.
RICHTER S.A. of
FRANCE, UA-EKADOH & CO. Technical Partner from 1985 till date. We offered
over 36 soil chemical analysis report to farmers and 82 Feasibility study
Report and Analysis for individuals, farms and companies.
He takes writing as one
of his hobbies which led to publication of books: His books include:
1. THE WORLD TREASURE
2. BONE
MEAL, THE SECRET FOR SUCCESSFUL TREE CROP AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION.
3. THE
HEALING POWER OF FOOD VEGETABLE AND FRUIT.
The three books are all about Agricultural
Principles.
“O’ A SHORT PENCIL IS BETTER THAN
LONG MEMORY”