The reunion slated for Saturday, December 21st would have most of the aforementioned as special guest speakers for the four-day event, which commences on Thursday, 19 through Sunday 22, December and would feature the inaugural Ms. Winifred Hubbard Lecture. Ms Hubbard is the first Principal of the school. There will also be Gala/Awards Night, a Medical Mission and Thanksgiving Service.
Coordinator for EGOGA, Mrs Ijeoma Enekwa, disclosed this in a press statement made avaialble to ITREALMS, saying that Ambassador Kema Chikwe would chair the inaugural lecture, while Mr. Peter Obi would be the Special Guest of honour, and Arabinrin Betty Akeredolu would equally deliver the keynote address on “Building The Next Generation of Female leaders: The Girl Child Education.”
The session will be moderated by renowned Publisher of The Source Magazine, Dame Comfort Obi. Both The First lady of Ondo State and Dame Obi are old girls of the school.
The Gala/ Awards Night, she said, would be chaired by Mr. Ernest Ebi, while the governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) would be the Special Guest of Honour. Whereas Sir Onyewuchi Asinobi would be the Father of the day with the Rt. Rev Geoffrey Okorafor, the Anglican Bishop of Egbu Diocese as the Chief Host.
Other guests expected at the Reunion activities include the Imo State Governor, The Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha, the MD of Emzor, Dr Stella Okoli, Imo State Commissioner for Education, Hon. Prof. Viola Onwuliri, Chief Leo Stan Eke, Capt. Emmanuel Ihenacho, Hon. Chief Mrs Nkeiru Ibekwe, Rt. Rev, Prof. Emmanuel Iheagwam, former Bishop of Egbu, the Secretary to the Imo State Government, Hon. Uche Onyeagucha, and Hon Reginald Ihebuzor, Imo State Commissioner for budget and planning.
Aside from helping Old school mates reconnect, the reunion is majorly aimed at raising funds to rebuild the dilapidated school infrastructure.
The Association plans to use this reunion and several others to give back to their Alma Mater which is why the reunion has been tagged “A time to give back”. As part of giving back to the school, four projects would be commissioned during the reunion: a new fence covering the dormitory area, a gate, two sets of six toilet and bath facilities and a kitchen.
ITREALMS recalls that Egbu Girls Secondary School was founded in 1962 as a mission school; it was taken over by government and returned to the Mission in 2010.
Uj. N. Dominic/Editor
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