By our correspondent
ABUJA – The Comprehensive High School, Ilutitun Old Students’ Association will mark the 50th anniversary of the institution with a week-long programme aimed at celebrating its legacy, reconnecting former students and supporting the continued development of the school.
The Golden Jubilee celebration, scheduled for September 28 to October 4, 2026, will feature a series of educational, social, sporting and community-focused activities.
The programme will include an environmental sanitation exercise tagged “Operation Let the Forest Fall,” football match, tree and flower planting, health talk, CHS@50 lecture, and Artificial Intelligence and digital training for teachers.
Others are an inter-school quiz and debate competition, the “Let’s See Ilutitun Again” rally and a novelty football match between former and current students, tagged “The Old versus The New.”
The anniversary will also feature the official dedication of the newly built and fully furnished Legacy School Gate and the CHSIOSA Corps Members’ Lodge, as well as an awards ceremony, fundraising luncheon, Golden Jubilee dinner and networking session.
The activities will climax with a Thanksgiving Service on October 4 at the Cathedral of Ebenezer, Diocese on the Coast, Ilutitun-Osooro.
Speaking on the significance of the anniversary, the Chairman of the Golden Jubilee Publicity Committee, Comrade Akinsuyi, said the celebration was an opportunity to reflect on the school’s 50-year journey and renew stakeholders’ commitment to its future.
Akinsuyi, while corroborating the President of the alumni association, High Chief Olusegun Netufo, described the anniversary as a celebration of the school’s heritage, achievements and the contributions of generations of teachers, students, parents and old students.
She said, “50 years is not merely a milestone; it is a testimony to the enduring value of education and the collective efforts of generations of teachers, students, parents, old students and other stakeholders who have contributed to the growth of Comprehensive High School, Ilutitun.”
The Chairman and Co-Chairman of the anniversary fundraising and planning committee, Rev. Dr Sunday Akingbelure and Dr Olorunyomi Akinboyo, respectively, also appealed to members of the old students’ association and the public to support the institution that, according to them, provided the foundation for many of its former students.
Akinsuyi called on old students, current students, staff, parents, traditional institutions, government representatives, community leaders, friends of the school and residents of Ilutitun to participate in the celebration.
She said the anniversary provided an opportunity for stakeholders to return to their roots, reconnect and contribute to building a stronger future for the school.
The publicity committee urged stakeholders to support the Golden Jubilee initiative, stressing that the development of the institution remained a collective responsibility.
The anniversary is themed: “CHS Ilutitun @ 50: Celebrating the Past, Inspiring the Future.”