By Segun Fatuase
Shouts of ‘Up School, Up Boys’ rent the air as the old boys from different class sets, hugged and back-slapped each other in the spirit of camaraderie throughout the five-hour programme of the 2021 Merit Award and Fund-Raising Ceremony of the Old Grammarians’ Society (OGS), the umbrella body of Old Boys of CMS Grammar School, Bariga, Lagos.
The yearly event is a compilation of a Honours’ roll of distinguished Grammarians who have , in one way or the other, contributed to the progress of the school. Since 2001, awardees included eminent personalities including late Chief TOS Benson, Chief Ernest Shonekan, Chief Sobo Sowemimo, Major General V.B. Williams, late Prof. Ayodele Awojobi and Late Oba Oyebade Lipede.
Saturday’s event which took place ` in the school Hall on December 18, 2021, under the chairmanship of Mr. Onotu Okpue, was full of fun and gaiety. Okpue briskly harped on the need for the old boys to rally round and continue the ongoing efforts to ensure the infrastructural enhancement of the institution as well as follow up on the Technological development which started with the establishment of the e-library.
The event began with a tour of the school by the old boys, including the awardees and guests to appreciate the efforts of the old students in changing the face of the school through an improvement and upgrading of the facilities.
Current OGS President, Mr Olu Vincent, in his remarks, commended the efforts of the old boys, particularly in the task of ensuring the full computerisation of the school and ensuring uninterrupted power supply with the installation of solar power panels.
Vincent appealed for concerted efforts/funds to embark on the secretariat project as well as the building of a stadium . Mr. Femi Dada, one of the awardees, also appealed to the old boys towards the computerisation and solarisation projects going on in the institution.
At least 28, old boys across class sets were beneficiaries of the awards. They included Olumide Babatunde Duggan; Late Justice Olumide Olusanya Omololu; High Chief Akin Disu; Barrister Adedapo Fashanu; Mr. Adetunji Goyea; Mr. Ladi Oluwole; Mr. Tolutope Agbesanwa; Mr. Femi Dada; Mr. AdedoyinOmogbehin; Mr. Olatunbosun Akinremi; Barrister Olawale Ojo and Mr Olugboyega Oyewole.
Others were; Mr. Jimmy Simeon Olaghere; Mr. Olufunsho Okunowo; Mr. Folaranmi Ogunlari; Architect Wale Adekaiyajo; Mr. Babatunde Oshilaja;Mr. Olukayode Martins; Prof.Akintunde Okeniyi; Mr Ayodeji Babatope; Chief Olusegun Adeigbe; Eng, Samuel Olatunji; Dr. Nathaniel Obule; Hon. Babatunde David; Mr. Adedayo Alaka; Mr. Akeem Alabi; Eng. Tune Taiwo; Mr. Amosu Olubunmi Gbemenu
Generational Awards went to the families of Late Prince Babafunso Adebayo Adeyemi; Macaulay and Adedayo Adeyemi. Class set Awards went to the 1995 set with the 1982/1984 set
Congratulations