[3] His father was a soldier in the West African Frontier Force and had served in East Africa and in The Gambia.
Due to the job of the relative, he traveled to various cities in the Mid-West and in the East, during his sojourn, he learned the Igbo language.
The union was formed in 1931 at a time where many trade organizations were a lot similar to social undertakings than an industrial movement.
Under Imoudu's leadership, the union renewed their demand for higher wages, de-casuaulisation and improved working conditions.
[8][self-published source] Though, the colonial government ratified some of their demands, the railway management was slow to implement the changes.
Imoudu then led a march to the seat of government in Lagos Island shouting for the ouster of the works manager.
[11] In 1942, Imoudu was a labour negotiator in talks with government to grant a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) to workers to soften the effects of inflation as a result of World War II.
Along with Nnamdi Azikiwe and Herbert Macaulay, he was a member of NCNC's delegation to London protesting the 1946, Richards Constitution.