Tribute To His Royal Majesty, Eze Uchechi Aliche At 80

His Majesty Eze Dr. Uche Aliche was born on 26th January 1946, at Aba General Hospital. His father was Mazi Moses Nwanenwa Aliche, a produce merchant from Umuamata Umuakwu. His mother was Jenny Edward from Umuogele Umuakwu.

He attended Primary School in Enugu, and after his mother died in 1955, he relocated to Umuakwu, where he attended Umuodu Primary School from 1955 to 1957. In 1958, he continued his primary education in Lagos and completed it in Enugu in 1959, where he passed his FSLC Examination with distinction.

He attended College of the Immaculate Conception (C.I.C) Enugu from 1960 – 1964 and passed his WASC with distinctions in all subjects. He did his Higher School Certificate (HSC) in the same school and passed his three science papers at Advanced Level.

He got admission to several Universities in the USA and UK, but the Civil War prevented him from going abroad. He taught as a science master at Assumpta Girls’ Secondary School, Ikenanzizi Obowo, from 1967 to 1968, and he later joined the Biafra Army Engineers in 1968.

After the Civil War, he gained admission to the University of Ibadan, where he studied Medicine. He obtained his MBBS in 1975, served his internship at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Kaduna and did his youth service at St. Brendan’s Catholic Hospital, Bacita, Kwara State.

He worked for the Catholic Hospital and then relocated back home to establish the Cottage Hospital, Nbawsi, which he built from scratch to a standard medical institution. He has been a member of the Nigerian Medical Association since 1978. He has attended many courses in General Practice and Family Medicine. All these long years, he has devoted his energy and talent to serving the underserved rural population between Umuahia and Aba.

There was a time in the 80’s when Cottage Hospital was the only functional health institution in the old Isiala Ngwa Local Government. The medical void was efficiently covered by Cottage Hospital Nbawsi.

When he came to Nbawsi, there was no electricity; he had to function at night, using a small generator. When he ran short of fuel, he had to make do with a touch light to perform emergency surgical operations.

He lived in two bedroom apartment, I before he built his own little bungalow at Umulenwa Nbawsi. In a nutshell, for almost 50 years, His Majesty devoted his life to the service of the underserved people of Isiala Ngwa North and South, including even the present Umuahia South.

In 1994, the Eze of Ama Asaa, Nsulu His Royal Highness Eze Lawrence Ogbonna, conferred on him a Chieftaincy title of “AKA NA AZO NDU I” of Ama Asaa Nsulu.

When Akwuanunu Nsulu Autonomous Community was created, the elders of Umuakwu unanimously approached him to become their Eze in 2000. He was elected “EHUMA I OF AKWUANUNU” in 2001 and coroneted in 2003

Dr. Aliche married Nne Grace Nwosu from Umunkpeyi Nvosi, who is now late and in the year 2000, he married Ihoma Stella Aliche. He is blessed with many children, some of whom are medical doctors.

It is important to note that between 2005 and 2015, His Majesty was very sick and travelled on several occasions to India for medical treatment. To the glory of God, he survived the tragedy.

His rule in Umuakwu so far has brought a lot of progress, unity and prosperity to the community. His Royal Majesty was elected the Chairman of Isiala Ngwa North Traditional Rulers Council in 2020, and currently, he is a member of the Abia State Traditional Rulers Council.

He midwived the reconciliation and unity that has returned to Oha Nsulu unity forum to glory of God. Dr. Aliche says he has so far lived a humble and fulfilled life and is satisfied with his commitment to service to the rural downtrodden. He is content with the little he has and not attracted by riches and flamboyance.

God is faithful