IGSO alumni donate multimillion naira garment workshop to alma mater

Students of the Independence Grammar School, Ondo, will have cause to celebrate as the old students of the school (1984 sets) set to donate a multi-million garment factory workshop as part of the 40th year’s reunion celebrations.

Chairman of the Planning Committee, Independence Victor Oriola, made this known in a statement, copy of which was made available to newsmen, saying that the commissioning and reunion, which was part of giving back to the school, comes up on Friday, 28th June 2024, at the school premises along Ondo/ Ore Expressway.

Besides the commissioning, Oriola disclosed that meritorious service awards would also be conferred on deserving old students to spur others to participate in the growth and development of the school.

According to him, those to be honoured are the National President of the Alumni Association, Mr Dele Edokpayi, and National Treasurer, Engr Odunayo Olasanoye, saying that others include: Chief Abayomi Fadojutimi, Alhaji Alade Ademola, Damilola Roseline Awosanya, and Damilola Raymond Adeniyi.

“As part of the commissioning, meritorious service awards will also be conferred on deserving old students to spur others to participate in the growth and development of the school. Among those to be honoured are the national president of the Alumni association, Mr Dele Edokpayi, and national treasurer, Engr Odunayo Olasanoye.

“Other members of 1984 set to be honoured are Chief Abayomi Fadojutimi, Alhaji Alade Ademola, Damilola Roseline Awosanya, and Damilola Raymond Adeniyi,” he said.

On why the 1984 set built and equipped the garment-making workshop for the students, a member of the 1984 set who coordinated the project, Mr Yinka Ijelu, said it was as a result of findings that the students were going to learn how to sew cloth after school hours instead of attending the evening lessons.

“Since it’s obvious that government alone can not do it because of economic crisis, we have tasked ourselves to be able to contribute our modest quota to the education of the younger ones,” the statement said.

The 1984 set, however, urged the Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to focus more on education, which has been the pride of the state from time immemorial, saying that it would like him to write his name in gold like the late Governor Olusegun Agagu who established the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa.

“From the late Adekunle Ajasin, Adebayo Adefarati, and Dr Olusegun Agagu, they have all contributed their quotas.
While the late Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu will be remembered for the Omotosho Industrial hub, Dr Segun Mimiko will be remembered for the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo.

“We would like Governor Aiyedatiwa to write his name in gold like Dr. Agagu who established the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, by focusing more on education,” the statement said.

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