GCIOBA-Ibadan Branch 2014 Annual Luncheon Committee Chairman's Speech

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN, PLANNING COMMITTEE OF THE GCIOBA IBADAN BRANCH 2014 ANNUAL GET - TOGETHER TAGGED “A DAY OF REMINISCENCES” HELD ON SUNDAY, 3RD OF AUGUST, 2014 AT FELICIA HALL, JOGOR EVENT CENTRE, OFF OLD LIBERTY STADIUM ROAD, IBADAN.

The President of the Association, Chairman of the Occasion, The Keynote Speaker, The Old Boy of Honour, The Chairman of the Branch, Special Guest of Honour, Old Boys, our pretty Young Girls, Guests, other protocols duly observed.

On behalf of the 2014 Annual Get-Together Committee of the Ibadan Branch of GCIOBA of our great Alma mater - the Government College Ibadan, GCI, I heartily welcome you all to this yet another “Get-Together”.

The entire members of the organizing committee and I, want to thank our revered Chairman and other members of his Executive team. I am particularly grateful to the Chairman who chose me as the Chairman of the committee with a very tough mandate and no option of refusal despite my obvious demanding schedule at this time in respect of my governorship ambition in Oyo State.

It was not so easy coming up with what we have today. It is pertinent to acknowledge here that everyone selected to serve in this committee contributed actively, immensely and positively. The combination of our efforts and those of other Old Boys invited to contribute towards the successful planning of this occasion cannot be overemphasized. I thank them all. This attests once again to the leadership traits inculcated in our lives right from our first day in GCI, “School of our pride built on the rock”. Our motto; “Learning to Serve” informed the curriculum engineered to impart spirit of leadership, a training that molded and shaped our lives till today.

The culture and tradition of academic and sporting excellence have been eroded by the inactions of successive administrators and poor education policies. We need to remember the quality and versatility of our own tutors.

Consequent upon poor maintenance, many of the college buildings have become dilapidated and many of the educational materials therein are obsolete.

The onus now lies on us as Old Boys to revamp our aging legacy, our collective heritage, our GCI. It is time we must all come together to restore its tradition of academic and sporting excellence as well as culture of inculcating leadership orientation. It is time to expand its frontier to maintain it as a Model. It is time to begin to pursue and achieve our goal.

Someone may want to ask, “Why this event is tagged ’A Day of Reminiscences’”. It was in the wisdom of the Branch that we decided to do something different from usual. It was a Lecture in 2012 and a Symposium in 2013. The Branch decided to provoke the remembrance of the past and hence put together the “Reminiscences” to rekindle our memories of GCI days. Permit me at this juncture to appreciate those Old Boys who helped in sourcing relevant materials, photographs, stories, jokes and other items in respect of occurrences during our time past in GCI. So I can assure you that we have exciting interactive programme for your enjoyment.

Old Boys, Young Girls and our Guests, as you enjoy this fun-packed event, the wines, the dinner and memorable reunion with old friends, let us resolve to contribute our quota through personal and corporate means towards lifting up GCI.

Once again, on behalf of the organizing committee, I thank you all for gracing this occasion, please have fun and enjoy yourselves.

Thank you and God bless.

Femi Babalola,
Chairman, Planning Committee.
GCI 1975 Set, School No: 3114.

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