Yeye Oba Erelu Adenike Ogunleye-Ogunrinde has been elected President of the newly inaugurated alumni association of Obanta Comprehensive High School (OCHS), Awa Ijebu, Ogun State.
Some 48 years ago, precisely October 3, 1977, OCHS was founded. A school grounded in a robust history of its founding fathers and known for its high disciplinary standard was announced to the world that it had arrived to contribute to impacting knowledge in Ijebu community and Nigeria at large.
The idea of the community school was conceived by Venerable Lawrence Olusegun Ogunsipe and supported by the likes of the distinguished and accomplished Professor Stephen Oluwole Awokoya, Prof. Cornelius O. Taiwo and Prof. Wale Ogunneye and Chief Joseph Ogundero to mention a few.
A solid foundation that has stood the test of time was laid and it becomes the toast of all eyes where Ijebu indigenes would want their children to attend under the supervision of Mr. Isaac Jaiyesinmi Adenuga, the pioneer principal armed with a clear vision for the school’s academic success and students development.
The concept etched by the founding fathers has become a grandnorm for the students in search of the pathway to higher ground and excellence.
The school has produced many seasoned administrators, business tycoons, military and paramilitary of high rankings, engineers, architects, doctors, nurses, lawyers, teachers whose skills are incomparable.
The newly elected executives of the old students association had made a clarion call to both old and current students of the school to start thinking of what they can do for the school and not what the school can do for them.
The swearing in of the first elected executive committee members in the history of the OCHS alumni association that produced Yeye-Oba, Erelu Adenike Ogunleye-Ogunrinde as the National President, who in her acceptance speech thanked all who made the excercise a success.
She specially congratulated the electoral committee members headed by Architect Tunde Adeyemi for a job well done. “I want to take out time to appreciate the electoral body, In fact, I appreciate your doggedness, forthrightness and resilience during the electoral process. It will go into the record of this great school that you are the pioneer body that conducted the election exercise in a smooth and credible process. Kudos to you all”.
Barrister Kunle Obijimi, the alumni association’s outgoing national caretaker committee chairman in his own remarks enjoined the new exco to focus on ways to generate funds which is the pivotal means to aid the development of the alma mater.
Erelu Adenike also congratulated all alumni members for the grace to see the 48th founder’s day anniversary.
She said “let us congratulate ourselves on this historic celebration and for being alive today in good spirit and sound health couple with blissful achievements in one way or another. The occasion calls for every member to roll out the drum to mark the celebration with fanfare”.
She added, “In the same vein, let us pray for the repose of the souls of the departed founding fathers and mothers and also alumni members who had contributed in no small ways to the development of the alma mater. Their untainted impact and contributions will remain indelible in the annals of the school history”.
Erelu Adenike Ogunrinde said her team represents a new beginning. She then charged the new exco members for their support by contributing their own quota in terms of ideas, services and monetary donations in order to take the alumni association to yet a great height.
The newly sworn-in executive members are the National Vice president, Mr. Ayuba Rabiu; National General Secretary, Mrs. Olorunwa Asaye; National Assistant General Secretary, Mrs. Gbemisola Olusanya Martins; National Treasurer, Mr. Segun Akinsanya; National Public Relations Officer, Comrade Adeleke Adebanjo; National Financial Secretary, Mrs. Adeola Igbokoyi; National Social Secretary, Mrs. Aderonke Bamiro; National Assistant Social Secretary, Mr. Olaniyi Olaitan Leke and the National Auditor, Mr. Adebowale Jimoh FCA.
