For former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the yuletide offered him opportunity to visit some friends and associates in the South East.
Obasanjo was a guest of Chief Obi Ezeude, (Belloxi) in his Uke, Anambra State palatial home. Interestingly, the former Nigerian president spent two days in as guest of the Ezeude family. Obasanjo went on the visit with his wife and bosom friend Otunba Johnson Fasawe, among others.
It was from Uke, that the former President visited former Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku in his Obosi home. Former Minister and ex-boss of Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, was at Obosi to receive the former President.
At Belloxi’s home, the former president was received by top Anambra politicians, including former PDP Vice Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. Also on hand to welcome Obasanjo and his entourage were Senator Ben Obi (Ojeligbo Ozi) and Pastor Ben Akabueze.
For those who do not know Belloxi well, he is the younger brother of the late Chief Nwabufo Ezeude, the Anyanwunawaraoha of Uke, who later became the Igwe of Uke.
Chief Obi Ezeude is trained and educated in United States of America, (USA). By 1994 he started his Belloxi Company Ltd with office at Ekololu in the Surulere area of Lagos State.
His company was the largest importer of Cracker Biscuits in Nigeria and sole agent of Hwa Tai Cracker Biscuits from Malaysia. Belloxi also owned the sole franchise of Deans Shortbread from the UK.
In 2003 the Federal Government banned importation of Biscuits and Chief Ezeude secured 650k USD loan from US Exim Bank to build his Kudirat Abiola, Biscuit factory in Ikeja.
OBJ it was, who commissioned the factory in 2004/05 and extolled Belloxi for the move to place Nigeria on the map of manufacturers of world class consumables. The former President went further by always remaining a father figure and very close to Belloxi since that event.
Belloxi later built a bigger factory in Anioma Street Agbara, Lagos State. That factory was commissioned by Goodluck Jonathan in 2013.
