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EDUCATION

THE VISION OF JEXTOBAN SECONDARY SCHOOL BEGAN IN 1986 – PASTOR OJO

                                      BY LEO EZEKIEL.

Speaking to the audience at school Multipurpose Hall of JEXTOBAN Secondary School Chairman, Board of Governors Pastor Emmanuel Adebayo Ojo disclosed largely to the crowds that the vision began in the year 1986. Speaking further, he clearly narrated to the gathering that in 1988 the same vision that he saw in the year 1986 resurfaced again.

Speaking again the Chairman of the Board of Governors Pastor Ojo said that the vision finally became a reality in the year 1995 when he and his spouse Mrs. Ayoola Ojo started putting the school properly in the right perspectives. Pastor Ojo told the audience that cost of accommodation stood at N200, 000:00, but, that he had only N20, 000:00 in his business account adding that they approached the owner of the property for the facility, assuring him that his bill would be duly paid to him. 

He said that he went to speak with a friend of his for financial assistance and that by the grace of God, his friend told him that he had some monies in his account that he could assist him with the loans he sought for.

He said pronto the cash was made available to him and that he drove down with his first son to get the cash. He said that N20.00 note was the highest denomination then and the monies were carried with Ghana – Must – Go –Bags. He said that at every stage he and lovable spouse Mrs. Ojo continued to seek the face of God through Jesus Christ His son and of a truth God continually answered their prayers. 

He said that as they were setting up the school, two Korean children came up to them and told them that they wanted to learn English Language and he said that they accepted them. He said that later the school formally kicked started with only nine students in the year 1995.

As he gave his testimonies to the audience he spotlighted one of the first nine students that began the school with them in the hall and the young man was Ayodeji Oluwarotimi who flew in from Dallax of the United States of America. He publicly acknowledged that his wife mummy Ojo was the one that supervised all the projects done in the last 25 years as he says that the name of the school (JEXTOBAN SECONDARY SCHOOL) simply stood as JESUS OUR BANNER). 

He said that he was able to repay back N100, 000.00 to the man who loaned him N200, 000.00 and amazingly, the man told him to forget the balance of N100, 000.00. And again he said God himself was behind all these.

He uncommonly showered thanks and praises to God Himself for the favours granted them in the last 25 years which he said that it unimaginably called for Celebrating 25 Years of God’s faithfulness (1995 – 2020) as well as Silver Jubilee Anniversary and Thanksgiving Service. Speaking further to the staffers, parents, students and the entire mass audience Pastor Ojo said that the boarding system started with three students in their living room many years ago as he added that in all he is really pleasantly gladdened to God’s faithfulness in the success story of JEXTOBAN SECONDARY SCHOOL. 

In rounding off his awesome testimonies he humbly asked the gathering to appreciate his wife mummy Ojo for all she had done and still being doing for the great vision of God in raising Godly children to the globe. Speaking as the anniversary Preacher Chief Medical Director of Life Hospital Dr. Awe did a wonderful sermonization to the audience and he took his work from (Psalm 118: 15 – 29) whereby he spent some quality time in bringing out the importance of serving God faithfully. He largely goaded all and sundry to always seek the face of the of the Lord in all circumstances because it is the Lord that promotes his creatures. He generally prayed for the founders of the school, parents, staffers and students for God’s continuous faithfulness upon them all.

Speaking to the crowds as the guest speaker Prof. Joseph Sunday Odemuyiwa of Ogun State and also Special Adviser to the Ogun State Governor did not disappoint the audience with the academic paper he presented with the theme ‘’Education for Excellence In a Global Society”. 

Speaking further Prof. Odemuyiwa said that quality education is such that, it is functional, allowing the learner to acquire such skills, competencies necessary for self-reliance while the total person is he who is not only economically viable, but, respected, also has repeat for the worth and dignity of other individuals and shared responsibility for the common good of his society. In rounding off his paper presentation he says that being an excellent child one needs to focus on God because he gives an excellent spirit adding that kingDavid of Old Israel said “I have put the Lord always before me” he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved, by this determination, David excelled. 

He told the children of JEXTOBAN to be like David, Daniel and Joseph so that God’s excellent spirit would be upon all and sundry. He also told their parents to teach their children the way they should go so that when they grow old they would not depart from it. 

Speaking to the gathering Ayodeji Oluwarotimi one of the very first nine students that opened the page of Jextoban Secondary School said that he would remain eternally grateful to God, his parents, the Ojos and all other hands that moulded him and his mates into what they are doing today as he added that the school really prepared them for life’s challenges and all that. 

He pragmatically encouraged the students to be serious with their school works at all times bearing in mind the principles with which the school is built upon. Speaking to the audience as a former parent Mrs. Jane Ofili said that her three boys Paul, Patrick and Kelvin Ofili went through Jextoban secondary school and that they did extremely well in their final examinations of which they came out with flying colours as she added that their GPA at University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos is on the first class range. She emphatically concurred that her children brilliancy is as a result of the Godly background the school impacted to them. She encouraged the present students to be God fearing, dutiful, respectful and responsible at all times.

Speaking with Iconblazemagazineonlineportal the principal of Lagos school Mr. Emmanuel Adegoke said that he has been with the school since 15 years ago as the head teacher adding that the school has all the potentials of raising total child through the effective disciplines, industry, mentoring and moulding that the school authorities dished out to them from time to time. 

He largely prayed for the Ojos the owners of the school for God himself will continually afford them good health, sound mind, body and soul at all times so that they may witness the Golden jubilee ceremony. Various prayer points were prayed by different men of God for the owners of the school, teachers, non-teaching staffers, students and parents. The students entertained the audience with musical performances and the school authority appreciated some members of the staff with long service awards for their great services they rendered for the growth and progress story of the school.