El-Rufai leads old students to GSS Kafanchan reunion

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State is among dignitaries expected as the Old Students Association of Government Secondary School, Kafanchan hold their reunion on Saturday.

Other renowned personalities expected are immediate past Governor of Katsina State and Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu Shema, His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammadu Isah Muhammadu, Emir of Jema’a.

Chairman of the Local Organising Committee, Moses Bonat, made this known in a statement.

“The Old Students Association of Government Secondary School, Kafanchan will on Saturday, 14th November 2020, hold it’s reunion meeting at Command Guest House, Kaduna,” he said.

“The Executive Governor of Kaduna State, His Excellency, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufa’i will be the Special Guest of Honour. At the same time, His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammadu Isah Muhammadu, CFR, Emir of Jema’a will be the Royal Father of the Day and Mr Aaron Ajiyana, the Chairman of the Association’s Caretaker Committee will be Chairman of the occasion.

“The school which started as Ibo Union Grammar School in the 1960s was taken over by the then North Central Government in 1975 and renamed Government Secondary School, Kafanchan. Since then, the school has produced quite several distinguished personalities who made their marks in various sphere of human endeavours.

“These include the immediate past Governor of Katsina State, His Excellency, Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu Shema, His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammadu Isah Muhammadu, CFR, Emir of Jema’a, a renowned internationally acknowledged Pharmacist and an entrepreneur, Professor Isah Odidi, who has pharmaceutical businesses in Canada, China and Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Jafaru Sani, Kaduna State’s Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs.

“The late award-winning scientist, Professor Jonathan Andrew Nok, was also a product of the school.

“Similarly, the school has produced eminent personalities serving and retired military officers and many others in the private sector and public service spread all over the country.

“The purpose of the meeting is to meet with one another as some of the old students have not seen each other since they left school. It is also aimed at charting a new course for the association and repositioned it to contribute to national development.

“You are kindly requested to disseminate this information to the public through your medium.

“Thank you so much, in anticipation of your kind cooperation”.