Agsoba 9399 Club has experienced, in the last one year, an incredible growth in its membership and participation. The current executives, under the leadership of Agsoba Anthony Odeyemi, has achieved great feats, largely about 95% of the promises made to her members before taking up the role of executive leadership. Some of the activities of the club include a Reunion Gathering, Club’s constitution, setting up of Board of Advisers; setting up of Europe and the North America branches of the club; establishment of annual dues and give back project of set of 100 uniforms to 100 pupils.
THE HIGHLIGHTS REUNION – The reunion event took place on the 8th of January, 2022 at Hallmark Suite Hotel, Abeokuta. It was well attended by over 40 members, a remarkable attendance experienced in the last few years. The President-General, Agsoba (Chief) Sunday Olurotimi Oduntan, DA 7681, made a courtesy visit to the event. He gave fatherly advice to members present and encouraged all to be more involved in the association matters for its advantages are enormous. He also spoke about the school fence project, the challenges that had been faced and the importance of completing the project in earnest. The President, in his response, promised that club 9399 would surely be a part of the project by sponsoring a section of the fence. An amount of One hundred and Twenty five thousand (N125,000.00) Naira was thereafter paid into the AGSOBA global’s provided account. Members were entreated to a good entertainment after a brief deliberation on the club’s status and its future. A group photoshoots took place afterwards.
CONSTITUTION – The importance of a constitution to a group of people is very important. One of the things the club achieved was drawing up a constitution. A team, comprising Agsoba (Barr.) Jamiu Alonge, Agsoba Saheed Osho and the President, Agsoba Anthony Odeyemi, got hold of the constitution being used by the global body and streamlined the articles therein to suit the club, eliminating rules and guidelines that are peculiar to the global body. The constitution was ratified in February, 2022. This document became the guideline of the activities of the club since then. BOARD OF ADVISERS (BOA) – Members of the executive council nominated members for the BOA role, based on credibility and trustworthiness. They are seven in number, selected from across all the branches of the club in order to create inclusiveness and sense of belonging. They include; Agsoba Omotola Aina-Majiyagbe (Chairperson), Agsoba Olamide Jagun (Vice Chairman), Agsoba Funmi Ola (BOA Secretary), Agsoba Aboaba Kunle, Agsoba James Adelakun, Agsoba Jide Oresegun and Agsoba Joshua Popoola. It became important for this to be done owing to the fact that one of their roles is to constitute the electoral committee and oversee elections among other things.
CLUB BRANCHES – Another giant stride achieved was the creation of Europe and North America branches of the club. Before now, we had only Ogun and Lagos Branch. The aim is to create an immediate bonding among the clusters of members in the same 56 region and also to increase and encourage active participation of members in these two branches.
ANNUAL DUES – As blood is to life, so is money to association. Without money, there won’t be effective operation. Members are now committed financially to the club with the annual dues as stated in the constitution that binds us. WELFARE – We believe doing life alone is dangerous. We therefore established the welfare arm of the club with the sole objective of meeting the need of members faced with dire challenges. The welfare committee members were saddled with the responsibility of carrying out due diligence on any request and provide solutions which could either be monetary or otherwise. We strongly believe this will protect our individual dignity and also foster more bonds among members. All cases are to be treated with utmost confidentiality to protect such member. Members of the welfare committee include Agsoba Raimot Onabiyi (Chairperson), Agsoba Abiola Adesile, Agsoba Oludare Adedotun (Secretary), Agsoba Busola Martins, Agsoba Adebola Adeniken, Agsoba Adesola Adekunle, Agsoba Kayode Bakare and Agsoba Adetutu Adewuyi. The sum of Thirty thousand naira (N30,000.00) was given to a member in need in the month of May, 2022.
GIVE-BACK PROJECT – Three basic needs that keep the dignity of a man include food, clothing and shelter. A sense of being well dressed boosts morale; eliminates inferiority complex and shame that could lead to loss of focus. To this end, Club 9399, on the 30th May, 2022, donated 100 uniforms to 100 pupils of the grammar school. It was a day filled with emotions and unexplainable satisfaction as each pupil received the uniform package. Each package comprises 2 shirts and 1 knicker/pinafore for the junior pupils and 2 shirts and 1 trouser/skirts for the senior pupils. Selection was based on pupils identified with tattered and worn out uniforms. A voluntary donation was raised towards this cause. A package of uniform cost N5,000 only. The two school principals were so happy for the kind gesture extended to the beneficiaries. In their words, it was the highest donation of uniform that has ever been witnessed in the school. Our club plans to make this an annual event. It was used to commemorate the children’s day event while also encouraging the pupils to look good.
VOCATIONAL SKILL EMPOWERMENT – History was again made on the 7th June, 2022, when the Vice President of the club, Agsoba Mosunmola Ajisebutu organized and conducted vocational skill acquisition training for over 200 pupils of the senior school (SS1 and SS2). The areas of skill acquisition were Small Chops, Make-Up, Events & Decoration and Grills. The empowerment event had highly impactful, practical based training sessions. Professionals in these fields were engaged in order to deliver this value adding training to the pupils. Feedbacks from participants were fantastic. All participants were issued a Certificate of Participation at the end of the training. The principal, Mr. Sorinola, and other teachers that supervised the event, were delighted. It surely empowered the pupils with valuable skill that would set them apart from their counterparts in the future. The principal used the opportunity to also request that another of its kind be conducted in July, 2022. The club agreed to do this and also to add two new areas like Barbing and Baking. Finally, it’s an election year for the club. The current administration would complete here two year tenure in July, 2022. As at the time of this report, the electoral committee had released the guidelines and some members had declared intention of taking up the leadership role for another two years. It’s been a wonderful year so far with the club 9399. We look forward to more giant strides from this time forth as members are now seeing the need to give back to alma mater and also associating with one another. Members of the executive include Agsoba Anthony Odeyemi (President), Agsoba Mosunmola Ajisebutu (Vice President), Agsoba Ibukun Oyesola (Gen. Secretary), Agsoba Seun Odusanya (Treasurer), Agsoba Taofeek Oladimeji (Fin. Secretary), Agsoba Yemisi Adeluola (PRO), Agsoba Matemilola Obafemi (Social Secretary) and Agsoba Raimot Onabiyi (Welfare Secretary).
Thank you.
Agsoba Odeyemi Anthony
President, 9399 Club
