To commemorate their 40th year of graduation, the 1976-1981 alumni of Queens School, Apata, Ibadan, on Thursday donated a newly upgraded ICT centre to their Alma Mata while the Oyo State Deputy Governor, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan donated an internet facility to the ICT centre.
This donation includes 25 desktops and 5 laptops by the Old Girls Association to the school to upgrade the ICT centre in the school, boost e-learning and facilitate easy access to information and e-books for the students.
While making his donation during the commissioning of the upgraded ICT centre, the Oyo state Deputy Governor called on major stakeholders in the educational sector to support the government in improving the state and face of education in Oyo state.
The deputy governor asserted that the state government’s effort needs to be complemented by Non-Governmental bodies such as the Old students’ associations, to ensure that this administration’s drive to revamp the sector comes to fruition.
The Oyo number-two man appreciated the Old Students Association for giving back to their Alma Mata and replenishing the source that once enriched them, adding that their effort is a wake-up call to other sets.
Olaniyan said the old students could attain the peak of their career and their current status because of the effort their teachers made and encouraged the students to cooperate with the teachers in moulding them for a secured future.
Speaking earlier at the event, the Special Guest of Honour and Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Engineer Noimot Salako-Oyedele who also belongs to the set said the school gave them a solid foundation that has helped them stand firm even after 40 years of exiting the school.
Engineer Salako-Oyedele encouraged the students to pick role models that will guide them and can show them pathways to achieving and actualizing their dreams.