Brief Background & Career
Kadimo Oqua fondly called UncleKady is from Ejagham Qua. UncleKady, is of the Ika Ika Oqua dynasty in Calabar Municipality. His Grandfather, Ntoe Ika Ika Oqua II, was the revered King in Calabar Province who was in the contingent of those that negotiated Nigeria Independence in the 1956 London conference. Kadimo’s father was also a king, late Ndidem (Dr.) Thomas Ika Ika Oqua III. The Ndidem is the Grand Patriarch of the Qua Nation and Paramount Ruler, Calabar Municipality in Cross River State, Nigeria.
Academically, Kady holds a ND in Mass Communications from the Polytechnic Calabar. He further attended the University of Calabar to study Theatre Arts, the course of his choice. UncleKady had his first, second and third degrees from the Department of Theatre and Media Studies, University of Calabar, where he teaches Directing and Media Arts.
UncleKady is happily married with children
Professionally, Kadimo Oqua has directed many stage plays, radio plays and films. Kady is credited with the introduction of the multimedia directing to his Department in particular and the University of Calabar community at large. Multimedia directing is the style where stage drama is fused with film in a live theatre presentation.
He is also a prolific writer. He has written many radio. Screenplays and stage plays. Among the stage plays are Ego, We Men and I Know who I Am is the latest in his series of play.
Outlook On Writing More Books
As an academic staff; I have written several books for students, ranging from Design and Communication books, Stage Acting and Directing books. But a Beautiful Imperfection is the first autobiography
I also have plans to publish another book on the proper history of Old Calabar, as to be told by a Qua- Ejagham Man, whose ancestors first settled in Calabar during the great Bantu Migration. That also will be an interesting read.
Dr. Kadimo Oqua’s Message to Ejagham Youths
Ejagham youth should “go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. Without surrender, be at peace with everyone,” while fostering love and unity among the Ejagham people, through your conduct.
Books Authored by Dr. Kadimo Oqua
What do you do when your child is suicidal due to an illness he knows nothing about?
What do couples do when they are ignorantly responsible for the negative health ordeal of their child?
There is a saying that “Blood is life.” But what does one do when blood becomes the agent of death?
What do parents do when they are faced with a sickle cell sufferer as a child? A situation that would have been an avoidable mistake?
In most parts of Africa, sickle cell disorder is still very rampant as most couples are still very ignorant about it.
The book, A Beautiful Imperfection, chronicles the true life experience of the author as a sickle cell survivor. The book also exposes how a sufferer can survive this and adds other relationship matters by weaving the tragic story through tattoos of comic circumstances and revealing that Sickle Cell sufferers, if properly managed, can live to adulthood.
This book outlines the Principles of Graphics and Advertising for the ambulatory public chronicle and explains the principles and techniques of creating a layout for the development of Poster and Billboard advertisements especially for that type of audience always on the move. The book goes further to criticize some advert pieces and even recommends how and where to place such advertised message when created.
This is a handbook for training directors in the field of opera, dance choreography, carnival and general theatrical directing. The book takes a view of the history of acting and directing, explaining some operatic principles and techniques that can be adopted and adapted to mount an operatic performance on stage. What is more, the book goes further to chronicle some world class theatrical events and renowned dancers and choreographers.
Ego weaves a tragic love story round the incredible and incurable virus of HIV AIDS.
The play analyses the different ways of contracting the HIV virus and recommends safe play.
Ego was first performed at the University of Calabar Arts Theatre, Nigeria, for the launch of the Nigerian Youth Aids Programme (NYAP) on March 15, 1983.
This play tries to point out that most women’s inadequacies are sometimes inadvertently caused by men.
The play, through the characters, satirises the obnoxious role placed on the African women, highlighting their inadequacies and suggesting remedies.
We Men was launched for Women’s Rights, Advancement and Promotion of Alternative (WRAPA) in Abuja, Nigeria in April 12, 2001 as a sensitization drama for the launch of Women’s Right.
What do parents and guardians do when they are faced with the problem of Sickle Cell Anemia and don’t know what to do.
I know Who I am tries to chronicle the steps that triggers Sickle Cell crises in a patient and enumerate ways to remedy.
