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L-R Mrs. Seyefunmi Atuenyi, representative of 93-99 set, Mrs. Ope Ishiekwene, social secretary, General Amusu, general secretary, Mrs. Ope Orukotan and immediate past president, Mrs. Yomi Afolabi.
By Damiete Braide
Old Students of Methodist Girls’ High School Old Students Association (MGHSOGA), Yaba, Lagos, have enjoined the students to preserve and keep the legacy of the school that older students laid down for.
The old students made this known during the reunion, which held at the school premises.
Chairman of the Organising Committee, Mrs. Sikuola Adewuyi in her address said “ The 2023 edition of the reunion with the theme “Afro Fusion” deals with projecting cultural norms and values and that is why everyone present today is wearing African fabric either Ankara or Aso-Oke but we (old students) are used to the school colour red and white.
She encouraged the students to concentrate in their studies, stressing that values they imbibe, as students would impact on their lives positively.
“While we were growing up as children and as girls you don’t leave the house without permission. There was decorum, which helped to shape our lives. But these days, girls are exposed to social media, which has made them miss their track.
Continuing she said, “We were under strict supervision with moral instructions because everybody in the society saw it as a duty to raise children. Unfortunately that has changed now as today’s society everyone moves on without minding societal ills and social vices among youths.
“ Girls do not pay attention to details or morals and this have affected their values and behaviour. Nevertheless, we will continue to advise, encourage, admonish, educate, mentor and urge them to follow the right path.
Major General Tilewa Amusu (retd), Global President of MGHSOGA implored the students as well as the younger generation not to discard moral values that the older generations have laid on ground.
“Most of the challenges and needs of the students, they have taken care of it and we want our students to become the best, Amusu noted.
“Reeling out some of the impact and contribution made by the old girls association, for the students, she said: “The old structure was pulled down because it was structurally defective and it has been rebuilt. This is part of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to our Alma mata. We equally mentored the girls with sensitization programmes, workshops and took them for excursion.
“We have been investing on their wellbeing and we have always supported our alma mater. It’s a legacy and we will hand over to generations to come.
Amusu urged the students to improve themselves and ensure they continue to uphold the legacy of the school that the older generation of girls has passed to them.
‘The moral values and upbringing they received from the school imparted on them.’
She appealed to the girls to emulate them, stressing that while they were growing up, the society was a lot more better, we were raised by the community with so much values and disciplines, but today no morals, let alone moral instructions and even the values, have depreciated, parents are busy chasing money.
What you get from parents and adults in the society deteriorated the sanity and serenity in the society.
Methodist Girls’ High School Yaba, is the oldest existing all-girls secondary school and the third oldest secondary school in Nigeria.
