My Lamentations & reflections

Afikpo GSS we held thee ever bright and prominent. The desires of youths who
seek eminence with their talents, the dream of outsiders who meet those that
from thee went.

My yes pleases! Fellow mates and Oins.

I have followed postings in this forum with admiration and I will like to say that my set of 80 – 85 was the last set that enjoyed the school with all its infrastructure, academic standard and discipline. We cut the last tail of freshmen; it was in our set that a lot of traditions were changed. School Captains, House Captains and School prefects were no longer by academic and behavioral merit. Houses were no longer in their individual sites rather Akabogu, Okpara, School, & Mboto were in different sections in Okpara House while the rest were housed in Ibiam House. 

I was taken from Akabogu House and made the House Captain of Niger House for administrative purposes. Discipline was in decline after one of the greatest principals the school ever had (O.O Otusi) was transferred to another institution. O.O. Otusi restored the school to its glory in the early 80s both in sports, academics & discipline. 

Tony Anyiam can help me with the name of the principal that came after OO (as we used to address him). We had great tutor like the chemistry master Uduma O. Uduma alias IUPAC, the music master etc. Anyiam U and Akweke U; over to you guys. Let us tell our 1960s senior the GSSA we enjoyed.

This is to change topic from the Haiti issue that has been steaming up. My prayers and condolences go out to all who are affected. As you all know the UN mission there were greatly affected and were not left out in the death tolls. Some of them I worked closely with in my assignment in Liberia. 

Wishing you all a prosperous 2010.

Cheers
Okogeri, I
Akabogu House
WASC ’85