Vivian, I think that when you plan to do battle, you have to do so strategically. The axiom is; you don't shoot until you have ascertained the strength and spatial position of the enemy. Also your intelligence should collate inform you on the overall strength, manoeuvrability (tactical) and moral disposition of your enemy forces. Even with a few battalion, you could move swiftly to a great conquest over a division! WE ARE NOT CHILLING OUT!
Arewo has summed it well, but we have to identify the real reasons for the decay, and until we do, we may in fact be empowering those responsible in the first place. I have had a first hand assessment of the situation - happened to be home on vacation and took the time to drive around with friends and family. Not really sure what to expect at the first but boy! I was simply appalled! The decay ran deep and your first thought on impulse is: "this must be a deliberate sabotage"! Yours truly met "Deborah" - she taught us geography / religious knowledge and heaven forgive me, I have remembered her only by the nick name we called her. She's old and a little frail now. I stopped to greet and to introduce myself ( didn't realize how much I'd changed myself!). As she told the story of how things have faired since we "passed" by. As she spoke you were left in no doubt that several factors over the years have combined to cause this "wreckage". Fixing our old Command would no doubt be a daunting task! I understand the zest, pride and good will exuded from these correspondences but any efforts must be concerted, deliberated and "restoration" plans carefully planned and deeply thought through! It would be a long journey, much as it has taken to cause this ruin or twice over! My suggestion on the way forward would be to initiate a frank discussion and feedback with the current Commandant, if and when the opportunity does come. The planned party in Abuja shouldn't be skewed to mere merriment - perhaps a genuine engagement can open the flood gate for the hidden issues to be spilled up. This communication forum can then be used to churn out suggestions on the many issues that may be propped. But first, I think a co-ordinating committee would have to be set up to harness these and in time plan a meeting where as many members as can converge do so or representatives (from all the branches of CoJOSA) to champion and own the process in their respective domains - voluntary soldiers serve the best! If I have managed to ignite some passion on this topic, let the debate begin. I trust our collective goodwill will pave the way for a fruitful deliberation. Cheers! Gabriel Bigwan '85. On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Paul Afiegbe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Vivi, U can count on me here, > > When I say d sch has fallen, I have with facts. U would see pictures I > took in the 80's,d very foundatn of Command, how we sat in glass classes, > green quadrangles, clear No-go areas about the Hostel area by vehicles, Snr > now men and sisters now mothers, U guys would laugh where did this all came > from but I have them. > > U guys would see how the presence assembly hall was built, how the dinning > hall used to be, alot of glorious days in the Sun of our their old CSSJ. > > I await a way for wand to re-awrite our CSSJ. > > Thanks. > > Arewo. > 85. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thu, November 11, 2010 7:22:31 AM > *Subject:* A MUST READ! Re: [Jos Commandos] The State of Command Jos > > > > Dear Paul and all ye Commandos , > > I feel you in this matter. > > 2 things I feel can be done. A couple us can pay a visit to the school to > ascertain what it will cost to put the place back in shape. > > Then let's come back to lagos and organise a fund raising dinner and invite > all the who is who's whose children have passed through the scool. > > Those of us who have pictures from command in its days of glory should get > them together as we will need them for publicity. > > If we pursue this event with huge publicity and 'funfare' we will achieve > something big. Haba! Command, my Command. > > Vivian Akinyosoye. > > 86' set. > > Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN > ------------------------------ > *From: *Paul Afiegbe <[email protected]> > *Sender: *[email protected] > *Date: *Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:05:02 -0800 (PST) > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: *[email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [Jos Commandos] The State of Command Jos 2 > > > > Hello Everyone, > > I did drew the attention of the house about this sometimes in Nov' 09 last > year. Am happy people are now getting angry and asking questions. I see good > responses coming. > > If 90's sets are crying out this loud! What should the 80's sets do! Maybe > we should all go to Jos n block the Sch gate for quick answers. > > What U 90's sets are crying about is just a chip of what CSSJ was in my > time. I felt a deep pain when I did visit. I walked in through my classs, > dinning hall to the my hostel, not even one student stopped or greated me, > that's how low the moral up bring of the young one's in sch. > > All the green grass quadrangles are gone, very tall grass in our football > pitch behind the Admin block, buildings planted indiscriminately. U need to > visit. I assure U, from the gate U will start to cry. Or better still if not > for the name of the sch, U might drive pass it only to reach FGC then U will > recon U've passed Commmand. > > CSSJ now pass for Naragutta Sch. > > I hope to be in Abj when Commandant would visit, Guys & Chicks, lets take > our WARS to him when he visit. > > Thanks. > > Afiegbe Paul Arewo > > 85 set. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kadiri Ibrahim <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tue, November 9, 2010 3:21:39 PM > *Subject:* [Jos Commandos] The State of Command Jos! > > > > Hello, > Compliments. > It just came into my mind that all this while,we have been complaining > about the deplorable state of Command Jos and we are yet to look deep > within. > Seeing pictures of the present state of CSSJ,gives you the jibes.The first > thing that comes to our mind is what can we do&how fast can we implement it. > Have you ever asked yourselves.......What has the Military been doing with > all the funds allocated to Military schools by the Federal government.The > Military has an educational unit primarily for educational purpose. > Funds are allocated for the yearly upkeep of this schools. > The question should be....what's the Flow process?are the funds reaching > the school?what has the commandant been doing?where are the loop holes > coming from? > The Commandant should be heavily questioned.....since he is the last man > standing. > The Ufodike era also popped into my mind,the way&manner he almost milked > the school financially. > The Flow should be questioned,not just we(the ex-students)crying over the > deplorable state of the school.Fine that we can make our own contribution > but what stops the school from been fair to the students. > Government has made provision for all this,down to the basic > infrastructures like Computers,to tell you or show you how the world is > advancing.......Did the school make any provision for it,which I doubt but > yet the school was. smiling with the recently Donated Computers......then > where did the funds allocated for the provision of the computers gone to? > > Additional questions......What has the Military Educational unit doing > about the states of the school?Do they still supply educational materials > like before?What does the Commandant do with all the funds channelled to > him? > Why are the students paying the huge price? > > Next time we are making donations to the school.....It should be questioned > internally...not just because of the glory of it. > > My Candid observation. > > Nice day > > BR// > > > > >
