Mrs. Yetunde Oni, former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC); Dr. Demola Adegbite, former Secretary to the Ogun State Government; Prof. Ayodeji Oluleye, and other former students reunited on Saturday to commemorate their 60th anniversary of going to Ebenezer African Church Primary School (EBASCO) in Oke-Ado, Ibadan.
The 1964/69 EBASCO set highlighted the need of giving back to society, particularly one’s alma mater, in order to maintain educational standards across the country.
The event was hosted at the former NAFDAC DG’s Kolapo Ishola Estate mansion and was attended by top retired public servants, government functionaries, philanthropists, industry captains, and business moguls, among others.
Speaking at the event, the President, EBASCO 1964/69 set, Kehinde Awe said the school had impacted positively on them and shaped their lives which made them to become what they are today.
According to him, “EBASCO was the top choice school to attend in our time, the fact that the school was good was what brought us here together, the school has produced prominent Nigerians.
“What we are doing is to get ourselves together and make ourselves happy, see how to help the less privileged among us, and give back to society and our Alma mater.”
He lamented the level of decadence in schools across the nation, saying everybody should support the government in restoring sanity back to schools because the government alone cannot do it.