Background
Institutional Context
The Board of Trustees had provided institutional stewardship from around August/September 2018, following its meeting of 18 August 2018 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja.
Following the May 2021 election, the elected officers were formally sworn in during an Association meeting and handover ceremony.
The Record
Proceedings
The Board of Trustees presented its handover report and transferred day-to-day executive administration to the incoming Executive Committee.
The incoming administration committed to building on the existing institutional foundation, promoting alumni fellowship and continuing the Association’s educational and community-development objectives.
The Board of Trustees retained its distinct institutional governance role.
Decisions & Developments
What the Record Shows
Reported in the Handover
According to the July 2021 BOT Handover Report, documented developments during 2018–2021 included:
- Association bank accounts established during 2018 and 2020
- Thrift and Contribution initiative introduced in 2020
- Association website, Monthly Bulletin and Annual Membership Survey introduced in 2020
- thirteen Standing Committees established in 2020 (a historical structure, since superseded by the six current Standing Committees)
- the Sell Your Market Initiative for member business networking
- provision of mower and photocopier equipment to the school
- thirty NECO examination forms reportedly purchased in 2020 and ten in 2021
- the Back-Pack Project in 2020, including 3,000 notebooks, 200 textbooks and 200 school bags
- COVID-19 protective supplies
- the Annual Spelling Bee initiative in 2021
- approximately ₦500,000 reportedly raised to support members during the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–2023 administration
Executive Sworn In on 11 July 2021
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Oluwagbemiga A. Oladiran |
| Vice President | Temitope Basorun |
| General Secretary | Prince Gogo Chidiebere |
| Assistant General Secretary | Chimaobi Akunne |
| Financial Secretary | Marian Obafemi |
| Treasurer | Morayo Dosunmu |
Why It Matters
Institutional Significance
The handover returned day-to-day administration to elected leadership while preserving the Board of Trustees’ distinct institutional role, and the incoming Executive inherited considerably more developed programmes, committees and member-administration systems than existed in 2016.