From George Onyejiuwa, Owerri
Government Secondary School Owerri, established in 1935, is set to receive an uplift courtesy of its old students.
The National President of the Old Boys of Government Secondary School Owerri, Dr Etofolam Osuji, stated this during their Annual General Meeting which held penultimate Saturday at the school.
He said the old boys were determined to restore their alma mater’s glory; the school now has a population of over 4,000 students.
He appealed to the state government to address the various challenges plaguing the school so that it would regain its prestige as the best in the South East.
“The national body of the Old Boys has been giving back to the school through contributions. We have also engaged school teachers privately to help out in teaching the students. We have built teachers’ staff room, ICT facility, and a library. We are planning the expansion of the school’s auditorium.”
Also a member of the old boys, Sir Chinweuba Amaechi, said: “Today, we witnessed the commissioning of several projects by several sets of our old boys. All the new buildings in this school right now were either rebuilt or renovated by different sets of our old boys. The Red Hall for instance, was remodelled by one of us of the 1962 set, Eze Ugo Nwandu. He did not stop at changing the physical structure, he also donated some chairs. The school laboratory was rebuilt and re-equipped. Like the National President said, we are trying to fence the entire school premises to make it secure. We want to ensure that the projects done here are safe.
Similarly, Victor Oguamalam, Class Captain of the 74 set, affirmed that Government Secondary School, Owerri is one of most prestigious schools in South East with a host of prominent old boys scattered all over the world.