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70th Anniversary: Agagu commissions projects in Oyemekun Gramms

By Samuel Edu

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As part of events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Oyemekun Grammar school, the Ondo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Pastor Femi Agagu has commissioned  newly built administrative block, class rooms and guest house within the school premises.

The projects built by various sets of the Oyemekun Alumni association was said to be part of the association’s contributions to the advancement of education in the State and their own way of giving back to their alma mater.

In his address, Agagu lauded members of the alumni for their initiative noting that Oyemekun at 70 is something worth celebrating considering the school’s various groundbreaking achievements both in the past and in recent time.

“70 years in the life of any individual is worth celebrating but in the case of Oyemekun Grammar School, it is not just ordinary 70 years but one  filled with fulfilment and landmark achievements.

“The fact remains that the present situation in Nigeria has gone beyond what the government alone can handle and that is why the contributions of OGSA Alumni in giving the school a face lift is highly commendable.”

Earlier in his remarks, the national president of the alumni association, Dr Niyi Ijogun noted that the association is driven by the zeal to give back to its alma mater.

Delivering the anniversary lecture with the theme ‘REBUILDING THE BROKEN WALLS OF EDUCATION: THE ROLE OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION’ the guest lecturer,  Prof Folorunso Adigun Fagbohun, a Professor of Law and former Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University noted that Oyemekun is in competition with its contemporaries.

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He charged the alumni association to continually build on the laudable education legacies already laid so as to remain relevant among its equals.

The don noted the roles of the alumni to their Alma mater as institutional ambassadors, students’ guardian, school’s advisors amongst others.

He lamented that records have shown that Nigeria is always at the forefront when it comes to negativity and backward especially in education attributing the cause of this to poor education financing.

Professor Adigun charged members of the alumni to continually give their best towards the advancement of their Alma mater stressing that it is the only way to contribute their quota to education.

Various cultural troops across few selected secondary schools inclusive of Oyemekun Grammar School Akure cultural troops, Saint Louis Secondary School Akure, Oyemekun Grammar School Staff School’s cultural troops amongst others were on ground to lighting up the occasion.

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