By Francis Sadhere

Old students of Federal Government College, Warri set of 1988 yesterday donated a brand new 18 sitter bus to the school as part of their contribution to development of the school.

The class of 1988 in a group photograph with some staff of Federal Government College, Warri. Behind them is the bus.

The principal of the school Mr. Abiodun Fabiyi who received the keys of the bus on behalf of the school from the set of 1988 said he was glad that the set has come back home to their alma mata with a bus.

He said the donation will spur the younger generation of the school to keep the flag flaying, adding that the gesture was one of its kind in the history of the school.

While thanking the set of 1988 for their contribution to the development of the school, the Principal urged other old students to take a queue from what the set of 1988 had done and contribute their quota to the school.

Mr. Fabiyi who lamented the decay of infrastructures in the school called on all old students from the school to always look for ways to give the school a face-lift.

The Principal thanked them for their comcern about the future of the children, just as he urged Nigerians to stand up and fight the  “organized minority  leading the disorganized majority in the country.”

He said, “When I was first transfered to this school I wept when I saw the level of decay of infrastructure in the school. In order to bring the school back to its old glory I started a public and private partnership which has enabled us to renovate some of the dilapidated buildings in the school.”

Speaking to our correspondent during the occasion, Mr. Austin Egbemhonkhaye who led the class of 1988 set, said it took them about two years to be able to raise the funds with which they used to buy the bus because of their limited resources.

He said, “The school has done a lot for us over the years and we have decided to give back to the school. This is a small token. This is just one of the many things we are planning to do for the school. This is just the beginning because we are going to do more. We are very happy with the way the school has received us and this will spur us to do more.”