From Cambridge to Calabar, Illinois to Ibadan, King’s College London to King’s College Lagos… this truth rings loud and clear: Schools don’t build legacies. Alumni do.
Alumni have always been the torchbearers in the dark, turning ordinary classrooms into launchpads for greatness. They’ve lifted banners higher than they found them. They’ve built futures bigger than they ever dreamed.
And across the world, wherever schools have thrived, the story is the same:
The most impactful alumni didn’t just belong. They built.
So why shouldn’t we?
Imagine…
The year is 1913.
In one corner of Ijebu-Ode, a handful of boys in neatly pressed white shirts shuffle into bare classrooms. The walls are empty. The furniture is simple. However, the air is thick with possibility; chalk dust, curiosity, ambition.
They didn’t know it then… but those walls were hatching some of the finest minds Nigeria would ever know.
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Fast-forward…
Chief Adeola Odutola builds factories and becomes the first president of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria.
Professor Victor Oyenuga reshapes the nation’s agriculture as Nigeria’s first professor in the field.
George Ashiru carries Nigeria’s flag in both international sport and business.
And there are countless others, some celebrated, many unsung, who have carried the spirit of IOGS into boardrooms, laboratories, parliaments, and communities worldwide.
These achievers aren’t just impressive stories of personal success.
They are living proof of what happens when seeds planted in a school are watered for a lifetime.
But Here’s the Truth…
Legacies don’t preserve themselves. Nostalgia won’t help either. The Government?
Buildings age.
Labs become obsolete.
Brilliant students are forced to dream smaller when no one reaches out a hand.
Alumni power is the difference between:
a school that merely exists, and
a school that excels.
We are the keepers of the torch. And that torch either burns brighter… or it flickers out. Either way, clues are left behind which reveal what we are about. The next move is ours to make.
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Meanwhile, Across the Globe, Alumni Are Rewriting Histories…
- Accra, Ghana — At Accra Academy, alumni funded the school’s first astro-turf pitch, upgraded science labs with smartboards, and opened a cutting-edge ICT centre
[Image Placeholder: Students on the new astro-turf pitch] - Suntikoppa, India — Former students of a century-old government school raised the equivalent of $14,000 to renovate classrooms and provide free textbooks to struggling families [Image Placeholder: Alumni handing out textbooks in a classroom]
- New York, USA — Alumni of Brooklyn Technical High School raised over $20 million, transforming laboratories and classrooms for thousands of students [Image Placeholder: Modern science labs at Brooklyn Tech]
- Sydney, Australia — Alumni of Fort Street High School rebuilt the library, created outdoor learning spaces, and modernized classrooms into tech-enabled hubs [Image Placeholder: Fort Street’s refurbished library or outdoor learning space]
- Oakland, California USA — At Bishop O’Dowd High School, alumni delivered a $40 million gymnasium and arts complex, shaping future leaders in academics, athletics, and the arts [Image Placeholder: Students in a state-of-the-art gymnasium]
Different continents. Different currencies. One undeniable truth: Alumni Build futures
Here’s the deal.
A century ago, others built for us.
Today, it’s our turn to build for them. For the next generation of students, leaders, and dreamers walking the same halls we once did.
Step into the EORO Legacy Circle.
Bring your influence. Bring your resources. Bring your voice.
Let the next generation say of us:
“They didn’t just belong; they built futures.”
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Akin ‘Komata’ Daisi
Each One Reach One – Legacy