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From Felix Ikem, Nsukka
The Anglican Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Aloysius Agbo has commended the class of 1988 Old boys of Nsukka High School (NHS) in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State for renovating a dilapidated four-classroom building in their alma mater.
Agbo made the commendation in Nsukka on Monday during the handover of the renovated classroom block to the principal and management of the school.
Nsukka High School is one of the missionary secondary schools owned by the Anglican Diocese of Nsukka.
The bishop said that what the class of ’88 did in renovating the dilapidated classroom building was commendable and should be emulated by other classes of the school.
“I commend class 88 for helping the school with a conducive teaching and learning environment. The renovation of this class building will no doubt enhance the academic performance of students and boost the morale of the teachers.
“Class of ’88 has done nobly by re-roofing the dilapidated class block to high standards with new ceiling, glass windows, paint of the building, among other things, that is why the four classroom block is now looking like a new building.
“I know it costs them millions of naira considering the high cost of goods and services in the country as a result of the harsh economy.
“My prayer is that God will bless you all and your families abundantly for remembering your Alma Mater as well as your thoughtfulness in giving back to the School that contributed to making you responsible human beings,” he said.
Agbo who was represented by the Principal of Nsukka High School, Rev.Ven Ifeanyi Eze urged staff and students to make judicious use of the renovated classroom block to justify money invested in it by class of ’88.
He said further that the school is doing well academically but regretted that they were lagging infrastructurally
Speaking, Mr. George Asogwa, the Senior Prefect and President of class ’88 (1982 to 1988) said that the class thought it wise to give back to their alma mater since it was the school that made them what they are all of today.
“One significant thing about this four-classroom block we renovated was that our class was the first set in 1982 to use the classroom as Junior Secondary School 1 students.
“That is why we felt bad when we saw the building in very bad shape, dilapidated and we decided to renovate it completely.
“The entire roof of the block was re-roofed we put a new ceiling, rewired it, painted it among other things, and now the class block is looking like a new building,” he said.
According to Asogwa, the project cost the old boys over N7.5m noting that they were happy to spend the money since nothing would be too much to give to our alma mater.
The president explained that the class of ’88 introduced the biannual reunion to get together every two years to discuss their welfare as well as the welfare of their Alma mater.
“The reunion accorded us the opportunity to be together again with one another, discuss our welfare, and have medical checkups as well as assist any of our members that are in need of support.
“I commend all the class of ’88 for their financial support and cooperation that has enabled us to carry out the classroom project, as well as to have this successful reunion every two years,” he said.
Asogwa, who is a Port Harcourt-based legal practitioner, however, appealed to other classes to come to the school and pick one project so as to help in solving infrastructural deficit in their alma mater.
Also speaking, the National President of Nsukka High School Old Boys Association Chief Onyemauche Nnamani who graced the occasion commended the class of ’88 for giving back to their alma mater and urged others to emulate them.
Prof Ike Onyishi, the Local Organising Chairman of the event disclosed that the event was the 3rd biannual reunion of the class and the first time it is held in Nsukka.
“This is the first time we are holding our reunion in Nsukka 35 years after we left Nsukka High School, Some of our classmates are visiting the school again for the first time after graduation.
“So, we felt that we could not have our reunion in Nsukka without visiting our alma mater and donating something to them, that was how we arrived at the renovation of the class black.
“The class block was not habitable at the point we saw it we started almost from scratch to rebuild it, and part of our reunion activities is the handing over of the renovated class block to the school management,” he said.
Onyishi, who is the Dean Faculty of Social Science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka said that the old boys were able to execute the project through freewill donations by their members.
He said that the reunion accorded them the opportunity to meet and interact with some of their school teachers as well as reward some of them with his financial support.
Daily Sun gathered that the renovated building was in a dilapidated and unhealthy state for teaching and learning until the intervention of the ’88 class
