THE
MINUTES OF DEMONSTRATION OLD STUDENTS’ ALUMNI (DEMOSA) MEETING LAGOS STATE
CHAPTER HELD AT LTV 8 COMPOUND, AGIDINGBI, IKEJA LAGOS ON 25th
NOVEMBER 2012.
ATTENDANCE
NAME E-mail PHONE YEAR
OPENING
The meeting started at
2.25pm and the opening prayers was led by Adesina Ogunyebi.
John Ojuola read the
minutes of October meeting. Lateef Suberu adopted the minutes and Adesina
Ogunyebi seconded.
APOLOGY
Kudi Olobayo and Azeez
Momodu sent in message that they won’t
been able to be present at the meeting.
LOGO
A logo that would dignify
our Alumni is being worked on. Work is yet to be concluded on it. A car sticker
too will be done, Segun Daramola told
the house. He promised to present the logo once its finished.
LEGAL
The constitution is ready
copies have been sent to Michael Akuboh in Zaria, Ayedime Bako in Abuja and
Olusegun Akintunde in Canada for their contributions as we await their
responses before we commence the process of registration.
WELFARE
Bola Olanrewaju called the
attention of the House on the benefits for members and our Alma Mata because it
was not included in details in the constitution. Ogunyebi Adesina thinks it
should not be included while Segun Daramola and Lateef Suberu disagree with him. Segun Daramola wants
us to have a clear cut on the issue as he gave example with what the class of
92 set did for their year group tutor. He went further that a blanket fee
cannot be attached instead a token that is reasonable be decided by the Welfare
Committee in line with what is available at the time the event occurred. In a situation
where the event is out of the jurisdiction of the alumni support from the
alumni will be needed to cushion member’s contribution.
Ogunyebi Adesina, brought
up suggestion to aid and support Bola Olanrewaju with cash no matter how little
in what she does for the alumni. The issue revolves round secretariat role. He
volunteered to assist her with the printing of the minutes for meetings once a
while Henry Gaji agreed to send recharge card to her once a while too. After several deliberation,
Solomon Evanero suggested Two Thousand
Naira (N2,000) is reasonable enough to give her every month as assistance in the running cost. The House
agreed. Bola Olanrewaju then suggested that the money should be given when
constitution is ready and fully in place. The House agreed that it should take
immediate effect as we have started monthly due collection of One thousand
Naira each, (N1,000).
PARTY
Response from the post of
the end of year party on facebook was not encouraging at all. The date, venue
and time as decided before still stands.
OTHER ISSUES
Henry Gaji reminded us that
all we are doing is not only branding DEMOSA but also celebrating ourselves as
we have a lot of us home and abroad that made DEMOSA proud. Examples are Masai
Ujiri an International ambassador, Lanre Lasisi, a journalist with Channels Television
one of the choice television station in
Nigeria among others.
A visit to be paid to our Alma
Mata in 2013 during their Speech and Prize giving day in Zaria, Kaduna state was discussed though the date is not known.
The decision to give scholarship to the best Junior Secondary School Three (JSS.3)
Student and the best Senior Secondary School Two (SSS.2) Student was made.
Segun Daramola, reminded
the House that this body is the National body of DEMOSA so all other DEMOSA
groups especially the different year groups that have decided to come together
should all be under the national umbrella and operate same constitution. He further
listed the achievements of DEMOSA Lagos in the past one year as follows:
Ø Contribution
to assist one of our members financially
Ø Our
presence at the funeral of late Mrs. Jaja our former Principal in her home town
in Kaduna State
Ø Visit
to Mrs. Alaiyemola our former Vice Principal in Lagos.
Ø Visit
to Mrs. Balogun in her home town in Kogi state.
Ø Created
awareness for DEMOSA members
Ø Met
with one of our international Ambassador, Masai Ujiri during his visit to
Lagos.
Ø Drafted
a comprehensive framework for DEMOSA to
use as a guide in running the alumni.
Ø Renewed
loved relationship
ADJOURNMENT:
Ogunyebi
Adesina, moved for adjournment and Solomon Evanero seconded at 4.15pm
NEXT
MEETING: 27th of January 2013
CLOSING:
Solomon
Evanero said the closing prayers.
