The old students of Egba Obafemi Community Grammar School (EOCGS) located in Obafemi-Owode local government area of Ogun State have elected new executive to run affairs of the school for next four years.
Penpushing reports that election of the executives led by Prof Funso Sonde was held at the school premises, producing Gabriel Jolaoso as Deputy President, Moruf Oyeneye (General Secretary), Musibau Kareem (Treasurer) and Hafees Sowemimo (Financial Secretary).
The others include Omolaja Agbeleshe(Legal Adviser), Olusiji Oyesile(Public Relations Officer), Taiwo Gabriel (Assistant General Secretary), Suleman Isola (Social/Welfare Officer), Sakirudeen Tejuoso (Chief Whip) and Olufunke Shodipo -Adebajo (Vice President, Diaspora).
Penpushing further reports that the new president was sworn in, and subsequently sworn in members of the planning committee who are saddled with the task of planning for the school’s golden jubilee in 2027
The President in his acceptance speech called on all past students in their various fields of endeavors and professions to extend hands of generosity and facilitate supportive programmes that will assist the current students and the national alumni body of the school.
Penpushing also reports that Sonde while playing glowing tributes to past Presidents of the alumni body, Alhaji Musiliu Onifade and Alhaji Mutiu Dada for laying solid foundations for the current executive committee to follow emphasized the need for the old students to rise to the occasion as the physical structures in the school does not support excellence in academic pursuits
“How can a student who offer science subjects pass when the building housing the laboratory has fallen down, this is not acceptable and a complete contrast to what I saw some 37 years ago when I had my teaching practice here as a student of Ogun State College of Education’, he said.
Penpushing reports that Sonde reeled out his programmes for the next four years which include regular organization of programmes that would encourage the current students to work harder, improvements on the physical facilities available in the school most especially the various classroom blocks that are no more habitable.
The other programmes of action include, completion of all alumni projects especially those nearing completion, interacting meaningfully with Ogun State Ministry of Education towards facilitating more physical developments and posting of more quality teachers to the school, organization of welfare programmes that will improve learning for all current students in the school.
Penpushing further reports that he assured that his administration will see to the creation of leadership of at least the first 20 sets of the school with a view to improving the list of financial members of the alumni body nationally and internationally.
The immediate past President, Alhaji Mutiu Dada earlier in his welcome address urged all alumnus to cooperate and support the new leadership to be able to move the name of the school beyond what it is currently, stressing that government alone cannot provide all that a school required.
Penpushing also reports that Dada while expressing his appreciation for the support given his regime particularly for the renovation of a seven-bedroom living quarters to ease the accommodation problem facing the school as well as provision of modern toilet facilities for the school, praised the Commissioner of Education and Technology, Prof Abayomi Arigbabu for renovating a block of classrooms through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
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