Giving Back to Alma Mater: The Wale Babalakin, Debo Olujimi Exemplars.
One belongs to the Class of 1971, the other to the Class of 1985.
Yet their individual journeys find anchorage in a common, strategic educational Sufuyan Ojeifo Fourteen years separated them.
Nigerian businessman, lawyer, philanthropist and Chairman of the Bi-Courtney Group of Companies, Dr.
Bolanle Olawale Babalakin, proudly wears the badge of the Class of ’71. Today, as President of the Government College Ibadan Old Boys Association, GCIOBA, he leads an ambitious dream — to transform GCI into Nigeria’s best secondary school in infrastructure and academic excellence. Babalakin’s imprimatur is evident in so many of the projects that are telling a beautiful story of how alumni can add value to their alma mater. At the heart of that dream is the GCIOBA Educational Foundation, which is driving a N15 billion transformation fund that is gradually crystallising.
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