Chairman of the Ogun State Council of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Hameed Benco-Ademola and that of Trade Union Congress Chairman in Lagos State, Comrade Gbenga Ekundayo are among the roll call of those honoured with distinguished membership awards of MACJOB Grammar School Old Students Association (MAGSOSA) at the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the association and 79th founder's day of the school in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital
The association also honoured its Chairman of Board of Trustees, Chief Gabriel Somoye along with Secretary of BOT and former scribe of Nigeria Medical Association, Dr. Adewunmi Alayaki, immediate past president of MAGSOSA, Emmanuel Adeleke and Permanent Secretary of the Ogun State Ministry of Health, Dr. Kayode Oladeinde as Distinguished Macjobians amongst other notable members who contributed greatly to physical infrastructure growth of the school
The 79th founder's day of the school and the 2025 AGM held on Saturday inside the school's premises at Onikolob, also witnessed renovation of dilapidated block of six classrooms by 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1999 sets, commissioned by the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu and later handed to management of the school
Arigbabu represented by the Director of Secondary and Higher Education, Oluwole Majekodunmi during the commissioning of the classrooms project, lauded the initiative of the association at complimenting government in the area of provision of physical infrastructure
He called on old students association of other schools in the state to emulate Macjobians
Speaking at the event, the national president of the association, Babajide Abiodun stated that the Alumni Association had embarked on the classrooms project to address deplorable State of classrooms in the school
He explained that the Association successfully executed the projects under "One Class for One Set initiative" of his tenure as president, saying the current administration of the association has always prioritize giving back to the
school
"The second phase is underway, focusing on a block of 10 classrooms.With this initiative, we envision a complete transformation of the school's classrooms in the near future", he assured
Abiodun added that , a free uniform initiative that provided free school uniforms to 358 students at the beginning of the 2024-2025 academic session, with each student receiving two sets of uniforms, Constitution review, Private teacher support program, and Capacity building among others.
" The journey so far has been a mix of high and low moments, but in all fairness, it has been worth every sacrifice made by every one of us. Individually and collectively, as a family, we have demonstrated remarkable dedication and commitment to Project MAGSOSA.
"Part of our achievement is the One Class for One Set initiative; aimed to address the deplorable state of classrooms, we launched the initiative requiring each class set to fund the renovation of a classroom, in its first phase, a block of six classrooms was successfully renovated. With this initiative, we envision a complete transformation of the school's classrooms soon. We are also going to embark on renovation of another 10 classrooms, soon" He said.
"Other initiatives are free uniform, the free uniform initiative that provided free school uniforms to 358 students at the beginning of the 2024-2025 academic session, with each student receiving two sets of uniforms, Constitution review, Private teacher support program, and Capacity building among others".
Also speaking, the NLC chairman in Ogun state, Comrade Hammed Benco-Ademola who is also a member of the 1987 set of the school, also joined forces to call on old student associations on the need to contribute their quota to the development of the educational sector in Nigeria.
He posited that things can only get better when everyone joins the government to build educational sectors
High points of the event was presentation of awards to the immediate past principal of MACJOB Grammar School (Junior School), Mrs. Olopade Saamota Olanike and Miss Temilade Adeshola Ajayi,a teacher for their respective contributions to the physical growth of the school
Similarly eight former teachers in the schools were given cash award of N50,000 each to demonstrate appreciation of the old students for the quality of training and education given to them as former students
The architectural design of the newly designed main gate of the school was unveiled by CEO, Kabir Gbemisola of FATGBEM Petroleum , represented by Mr.Ayo Odulaja
The association later presented a special portrait of the late Fatai Gbemisola, founder of FATGBEM Petroleum and a member of 1967 set to the company
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