The first Primary School Old Students Association in Western Nigeria has been formally inaugurated at the United Primary School, Ayetoro, Yewa North Local Government of Ogun State.
The Association Pioneer members which include a Former Head of Service in Ogun State, Elder Sola Adeyemi and the Provost College of Agricultural Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Prof John Aihonsu were charged to mobilise others to support the School which provided them with foundational education.
The Chairman Conference of Old Students and Alumni Associations of Western Nigeria, Ogun State Chapter, Prof Delana Adelekan who performed the inauguration at the Second leg of the 2019 Alma mater Day Celebration held in Ayetoro noted that the quality of primary education is a determinant for Students Academic successes in Secondary and tertiary institutions.
Speaking on the inauguration, former Head of Service, Elder Sola Adeyemi pledged that the old students will take up the ceiling project of the School Hall as their first assignment in the School.
The Guest Lecturer at the event who is Director of Education in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Dr Waheed Olanloye urged headteachers to keep adequate records and pictures of their passing out students saying such will provide a reference for the old students to start their Association later in life when they are better off.
Represented by the Zonal Education Officer, Yewa North, Alhaji Lawal Adebola, Dr Olanloye maintained that aside infrastructure support, old students Associations could help in the area of instructional materials, donations of Awards and Prizes, educational tours and sponsorship of indigent but brilliant students.
Other speakers at the event including Prof Afonja, Dr Yemisi Bamgbose and Mr Adebowale Thompson maintained that noting is too small to give back to one's Alma mater and calls for more serious attention to support to primary school.
The third leg of the 2019 Alma mater day celebration will hold at Methodist Primary School, Odeda on Tuesday 25th June, 2019 at 11:00am with the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo as Royal Father.
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