They bequeathed themselves the dazzling sobriquet, Royal Comrades, and at the celebration of the 30th anniversary of their founding, the group regaled their alma maters, the Bonny National Grammar School (BNGS) and Government Girls Secondary School, Finima (GGSSF) with corporate social responsibility projects.
The Royal Comrades, who are the 1993 class of BNGS and GGSSF, both in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, gifted the schools with a digital projector and a screen, public address system, a whiteboard, mathematics textbooks, state-of-the-art ICT centre full furnished with computer systems and notebooks, and a large water tank, with a constructed concrete support base for it.
The Royal Comrades also contracted a consultant from Lagos to provide ICT training for the students of BNGS for a one-year period.
This massive CSR intervention, according to the President of the group, Ipiriala Jumbo, an engineer, is etched on the motivation to give back to their alma maters, given that those institutions shaped their upbringing.
He pointed out that the Royal Comrades are populated by men and women of integrity who have distinguished themselves in diverse fields of human endeavour, asserting that in the history of the school they produced the best results at a time and remain the best behaved set in the history of both schools.
He used the opportunity to call on Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara to look into the plight of the students and teachers at BNGS and direct that the completed renovated buildings there be handed over to the school authorities to use, regretting that months after the renovation works were completed, the students were yet to make use of them.
Speaking at the event, Chairman of Bonny LGA, Dame Anengi Claude-Wilcox, who was represented by her Vice, Omoni Longjohn, applauded the Royal Comrades for the gesture of remembering their alma mater, saying it was worthy of commendation.
She called on the students to imbibe the sterling values of their senior alumni instead of those who abuse morals in the society, stressing that the group has sustained a trajectory of uprightness, social impact and excellence.
“I am very much overwhelmed with what I just saw from my entrance to this point. I am shocked, I am delighted and so happy, in fact, I’m grateful to the Royal Comrades for organizing this.
“A few days ago we were at the Bonny Women’s Hall talking about moral decadence, drugs, cultism and indecent dressing in Bonny.
“We are looking for role models that would inspire the upcoming students to stay clear from these social vices and move forward in life. There can be no better example than what you are doing today.”
“It is not enough to look at Davido and others as your mentors. What you have here are the real mentors. You have all classes of people here, engineers, doctors, lawyers, whatever you can think of; politicians, parents, civil servants, pastors and others.”
“These are your role models and as God will have it they passed through your schools. They sat in the same classroom you sat. so, you and them have same challenges and opportunity to be what they are today and even better.”
“Please stop looking at those whose stock in trade is to abuse morals of the society. These are the people you ought to look up to. If they can make it, then, definitely, you can make it no matter the challenges you are passing through today.”
In attendance at the visit by the Royal Comrades to both schools were the Board of Trustees Chairman; Fubara Dan-Jumbo, PhD, Secretary; Finiarisa Brown, immediate past President; Sarah Georgewill, Chairman, Central Planning Committee; Ida John-Hart, principals of the junior and senior sections of both schools, among others.
Activities marking the 30th anniversary included a Gala Night and Special Thanksgiving Service at the St. Stephen’s Cathedral Church, Bonny, among others, which brought the celebration to a climax.
The Bonny National Grammar School, popularly known as Bonagram, which was a co-educational institution before the Government Girls Secondary School, Finima, popularly known as Finco Girls, was carved out from it turned 30 this year.
Alumni of both schools have over the years stuck to the Bonagram and Finco Girls sobriquet, especially at this year’s celebration where they are marking three decades of accomplishment in working to advance scholastic and professional opportunities for their junior alumni.
Over three decades, Bonny National Grammar School (BNGS) and Government Girls Secondary School, Finima (GGSSF) have grown into a large and thriving community of great students, alumni, and supporters, fostering opportunity and diversity in the development of their community.
At this historic moment for both schools, which started with a small alumni base and modest resources, the alumni has stayed the course, raising funds and producing program initiatives that have made a difference in the lives of many.
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