Unity High School Alumni Launch National Body, Target Infrastructure and Student Welfare

Old students of Unity High School, Ago-Ika, Abeokuta have inaugurated the first national executive of their alumni association, opening a new phase in efforts to support the school and coordinate former students more effectively.
The Unity High School Ago-Ika Old Students Association, UNISOSA, inaugurated the pioneer executive with Kabiru Odusiji as National President.
Odusiji, a 1992 graduate and former Secretary to Abeokuta North Local Government, said the new leadership would focus on four major areas: improving school infrastructure, assisting students, supporting teachers and strengthening the association itself.
Alumni want to support school development
Odusiji said former students should play an active role in supporting their alma mater rather than leaving every development need to government.
He said government remains responsible for building schools, paying teachers and overseeing education, but alumni can complement those efforts through smaller projects and direct support.
The association is considering projects including classroom furniture, books, stationery, teachers’ tables and chairs, toilet facilities, roofing and repainting of school buildings.
The scale of those interventions will depend on the funds available to the association.
Teachers included in the plan
The new leadership says its support will extend beyond students.
Teachers may benefit from improved furniture, teaching aids and other resources intended to make their work easier.
This reflects the association’s view that improving education requires attention to both learners and the people responsible for teaching them.
A better classroom environment can help students, but teachers also need appropriate working conditions and materials to perform effectively.
First national executive creates central structure
The inauguration gives the alumni association a national leadership structure for the first time.
That could make it easier to coordinate activities among different graduating sets, raise funds and organise development projects.
Odusiji appealed to old students for financial and moral support and promised that the leadership would emphasise accountability.
He also encouraged members to put aside personal differences and work together for the growth of the association and the school.
New executives unveiled
The new national leadership includes Ogunyinka Rasheed Olu as First Vice-President and Ogunbayo Gbenga Olatoye as Second Vice-President.
Onabote Olubukola Bamidele will serve as General Secretary, while Abiodun Kehinde Ibrahim is Assistant General Secretary.
Ogunleye Sulaimon Ajasa was inaugurated as Treasurer, while Ajayi Mojisola Olajumoke became Financial Secretary.
Other positions include welfare, auditing, project coordination, social affairs and public relations.
The broad executive structure suggests the association wants to operate as a permanent organisation rather than simply a reunion network.
Leadership emerged through consensus
Electoral Committee Chairperson Rofia Ayoade described the inauguration as an important milestone in the association’s history.
She praised those involved in organising the transition and encouraged members to cooperate with the new leadership.
Board of Trustees representative Olayemi Akeem Rafiu said the executives emerged through consensus rather than a divisive contest.
He urged them to remain united and focus on urgent school needs.
Rafiu identified projects such as toilet construction and perimeter fencing as priorities requiring attention.
Funding will determine how much can be done
Many of the association’s proposed projects will depend on how much money it can raise from former students.
Smaller interventions such as stationery and classroom furniture may be easier to finance.
Larger projects such as roofing, toilets and perimeter fencing will require significantly greater resources.
That makes member participation one of the most important challenges facing the new leadership.
If the association can successfully bring together alumni from different generations and locations, it could build a stronger financial base for future projects.
Accountability could strengthen donor confidence
Because alumni associations rely heavily on voluntary contributions, transparency will be important.
Members are generally more willing to contribute when they can clearly see how money is collected, what projects are approved and how funds are spent.
Regular financial updates and project reports could therefore help UNISOSA maintain trust among members.
That could also make it easier to attract larger donations in the future.
Alumni becoming development partners
Across Nigeria, old students associations increasingly contribute to the development of schools they attended years earlier.
Projects can range from scholarships and classroom renovations to laboratories, furniture, computers and sanitation facilities.
Such interventions can help address urgent needs more quickly, especially where available government resources are limited.
However, alumni support is best viewed as complementary to government responsibility rather than a replacement for it.
Education authorities still remain responsible for policy, staffing, public infrastructure and the broader operation of public schools.
From reunion network to development organisation
The inauguration suggests UNISOSA wants to move beyond social gatherings and build a more structured development role.
Its proposed focus on students, teachers and infrastructure gives the new leadership a practical agenda.
The first major test will be whether those plans can be converted into completed projects.
If the association succeeds in mobilising members and maintaining accountability, the national structure could give Unity High School a long-term network of former students supporting the institution years after their own graduation.