Uchechukwu Nnaike
Methodist High School Ibadan Old Boys Association (MHSIOBA) has announced plans to raise N250 million for the construction and renovation of facilities at the school to restore it to its former glory.
The National President, Dr. Lekan Abioye, said this while briefing journalists ahead of the upcoming first-ever mega reunion of the association, scheduled for December 8-9 at Lead City Hall, Lead City University, Ibadan.
Abioye said the event is aimed at bringing back every old boy under one umbrella; and to develop strong bonding, network and ultimately see how to give back to a school which made them who they are today.
He said the first day of the reunion will feature workshops and training at different facets mostly targeted towards empowering old boys.
“There will also be interactive sessions with some resource persons across varying disciplines- business, importation, real estate, buying and selling. There will also be avenues to unwind as there will be a novelty match between our school and Bishop Phillips Academy,” stated Abioye. “We also hope to have the presence of some government representatives on that day to spur us on. The second day which will be the grand finale is the mega reunion.”
He said the funds realised would be used to purchase a school van to convey students fro and to the school; to build and equip a standard science laboratory, to build a state-of-the-art indoor and outdoor facility for various sporting games; complete the abandoned event hall so it can generate revenue for the school.
He said the old boys also intend to revisit the boarding school system by renovating any of the existing structures which can be used to test-run between twenty to thirty students at a go; improve the aesthetics of the school premises through landscaping and planting of flowers; as well as to complete the perimeter fencing of the school which is already halfway.
Abioye, whose three-year second term will elapse in February 2024, said his administration executed a number of projects at the school.
He added that the mega reunion initiative is part of his administration’s desire to leave behind a very solid legacy upon which the incoming and subsequent administrations can consolidate.
