By Ralph Omololu Agbana.
Titcombe College Egbe Old Students Association (TCEOSA) has commended Senator Sunday Karimi, an old student of the school for his commitment to the restoration of the lost glory of his Alma Mater.
The lawmaker who represents Kogi West Senatorial District on Friday donated N10m towards the sustenance of the developmental efforts of the old students.
In the letter of appreciation signed by its President, Engr Steve Olayemi Oluokun and Secretary, Collins Moses Omotayo Oladele, TCEOSA on behalf of the entire alumni of Titcombe College described Karimi’s contribution as “exceptional” and one that will have “a profound transformative effect on our Alma Mater, allowing us to enhance programmes and initiatives that will directly benefit future generations of students”.
The statement added, “This gift not only reinforces the legacy of TC but also propels us forward in our efforts to restore the once glorious standing of our Alma Mater. We are immensely grateful for your vision and dedication to ensure the ongoing success of TC. Your generosity inspires us all–current students, alumni, and the broader community, and serves as a powerful reminder of the lasting influence we still can have in shaping the future of what was once one of the finest schools in Nigeria.
“Please, be rest assured that your donation will be managed with the utmost care and responsibility, ensuring that it yields the greatest possible benefits for our Alma Mater. We are eager to keep you informed of the progress of the initiative your donation is supporting and look forward to sharing the positive change that will result in TC’s future”.
TCEOSA said Senator Karimi by that singular action has made a lasting imprint in the history of Titcombe College.
Once regarded as one of the best citadels of learning in the old Nothern Region and the country, the prestigious Titcombe College, Egbe was established in 1951 by the Canada-based Sudan Interior Mission (S.I.M). Like most of its contemporaries across the country, in the 1970s, Nigerian government took over the administration and partial ownership of private and Christian missionary schools. However, the subsequent gradual decline in standards of learning and dilapidation of structures, due to inadequate government funding and in the reality that there was no recruitment of teachers for many years amid yearly retirements, old students of Titcombe College under the leadership of the current TCEOSA Exco initiated the “Teachers Intervention Fund”, to raise funds to employ about 18 teachers. Major subjects covered, both arts and sciences, include English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. The recruited teachers are solely paid by TCEOSA from the Teacher’s Intervention Fund. This is among other projects embarked on by the current leadership such as the ongoing construction of a modern CBT centre.
Similarly, various class sets of old students with members from around the globe converge every year to implement various give-back projects such as the erection of fallen fences, blocks of classrooms, examination halls, installation of solar inverters and computer centers. Public spirited individuals in the diaspora are also not left behind in giving back to their Alma Mater in the aspect of medical supplies to the school’s dispensary and approved textbooks for teaching and learning. However, Senator Karimi’s makes it the first time an individual ex-student will make a donation in the amount of N10m to the college.
●Additional reports by Omoladun Asabe Frank-Baiye
