Celebrate 166 years of growth, consistency
Nigeria’s oldest secondary school, CMS Grammar School, Lagos, is set to roll out the drums in celebration of its 166th anniversary. According to a statement by the Secretary, Ohi Ojo, activities marking the celebration will kick off on May 31, with a novelty football match in the school premises, while a career talk will be held on June 2, with Dr Charles Adeogun-Phillips (SAN), an old student, as chairman.
The speech and prize-giving day, which will be chaired by another old student, Col Ademola Onalaja, is scheduled for June 4, while the grand finale, including foundation laying ceremony for the $2.5 million Information and Communication Technology (ICT) building, and Founder’s Day thanksgiving service, will hold on June 6.
The event will be held inside the Babington Macaulay Chapel of the school and will be followed by a thanksgiving luncheon. Highlight of the luncheon, according to the secretary, will be the conferment of honorary membership on some notable personalities, including the school Principal, Revd. J.A Ogunyinka and Mrs Adejumoke Bako, wife of Reverend George Bako, a former Director General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).
CMS Grammar School, Lagos, was founded on June 6, 1859, by Revd. Babington Macaulay with six students. The school has produced several outstanding Nigerians, including the late former Head of Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan.
