Fellow commandos
the post by Mr Ugo Ben '82 and immediately replied by Godwin Okpe '87 then Miss
Vivian Akinyosoye '86 has stemmed from the CSS Jos Intervention Proposal.
Please take your time to read through this detailed proposal to facilitate an
informed judgement.
CSS JOS Intervention Fund
Every Alumni of Command Secondary School, Jos ("CSS Jos")
is aware that our dear Alma mater is in a bad state and
requires urgent attention especially in the area of
infrastructure. We hereby propose the creation of an
Intervention Fund that will be sourced from amongst all
Jos Commandos. Using "Set-Coordinators", the idea entails
that the first 17 Sets of CSS Jos contribute 1 million
naira per set resulting in 17 million.
We will also vigorously pursue the possibility of getting
match-grants from Organisations so as to raise the amount
to 34million. The Project will be coordinated by a committee
made up of the Chairs of the Five known Chapters: Lagos,
Abuja, PH, USA and UK-Ireland. The Project is planned with
an eye on the 35th Anniversary Celebrations of CSS Jos in
September 2012.
Please find below the summary of the Project for your
perusal. We are open to useful suggestions from you.
Thank you.
Owojori Kofo ('86)
Sagai John Adam ('86)
September 26, 2011
PS. Please note that this Project does not stop any Chapter
or Set from doing their bit for CSS Jos, we just feel our
impact will be bigger when we all gang up together.
CSS JOS Intervention Fund Project
1. What is the deal?
1.1. Raising 17m (Seventeen million naira only) by
April 2012
1.2. (With the hope of having it matched to 34m)
2. Why? What for?
2.1. To fix up any identified need in the school.
2.2. To build, renovate, replace etc. any identified need.
3. How?
3.1. The 17 Sets from 1982 to 1999 will contribute
1 million naira per Set.
4. When? How soon?
4.1. In Six months (November 2011 to April 2012)
4.2. The idea is to visit CSS Jos during the 35th
Anniversary of CSS Jos in September 2012 to announce
which Projects we want to embark on.
5. Who is to Co-ordinate?
5.1. Each Set should appoint "Set Coordinators" for this
Project who will rally their Set mates, collect the
monies and forward the 1m when they hit the target.
6. Who is to collect?
6.1. Set Coordinators
7. Where is the final bank account?
7.1. That is being worked out.
7.2. A reliable Bank like First Bank, Zenith, GTB will
be used, if possible.
7.3. An interest-yielding account will be opened, if
possible.
8. Tips for all Sets
8.1. Get organized!
8.2. Choose your Set Coordinator.
8.3. Get the list of all your Set Mates (you can find it
in the 25th and 30th Anniversary Publication or
online here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JosCommandos/files/ )
8.4. Get a trusted person to handle your money o!
8.5. The more of your Set mates that commit to the project
the less you will pay. (See the FAQ on "How much
should I expect to contribute?")
8.6. Please each Set should appoint a Financial Secretary
to keep records of all the members that paid.
9. Sub-committees:
9.1. COORDINATION & IMPLEMENTATION
9.1.1. The Main Coordinating Group that will supervise how
the 17m is being spent.
9.1.2. It will comprise the Chairs of the USA, UK-Irl,
Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja. Five members in total.
9.2. COUNTER-PART FUNDING SEARCH
9.2.1. This sub-committee will help get Organisations who
will agree to provide counter-part funding. If they
are successful, our 17m may be doubled to 34m!!!
9.2.2. Ideal members will be people working with NGO's.
9.2.3. We need three members.
9.3. ADMIN & LEGAL
9.3.1. These Guys will take care of the paper work.
9.3.2. They will write to all the Authorities necessary like
the Nigerian Army Education Corps, MoD, Commandant,
G.O.C. etc. we need to.
9.3.3. They will prepare any contract documents.
9.3.4. Lawyers, Administrators, Military Personnel etc.
9.3.5. We need at least 4 members which must include 2 Lawyers.
9.4. SPECIAL DUTIES
9.4.1. Any other issue that comes up will be handled by this
sub-committee.
9.4.2. (Example: If an Event is planned for the Opening
Ceremony of whatever we build with the funds raised.)
9.4.3. Publicity (via website, e-mail, electronic Media etc.)
will also be handled by them.
9.4.4. The website or webpage devoted to this project will
be updated by this group.
9.4.5. We will need at most 5 very versatile Commandos here.
Tried and trusted. People who deliver. Each Chapter
can nominate their best man or woman.
10. So, what next?
10.1. Here is a Draft Project Plan:
PROJECT PLAN/DEADLINES
OCTOBER 2011
10.1.1. Introduction of the CSS Jos Intervention Project
10.1.2. Sensitization of Commandos
10.1.3. Selection of Set Coordinators
10.1.4. Filling of sub-committees
10.1.5. Final List of Set Coordinators and sub-committee members
NOVEMBER 2011- MARCH 2012
10.1.6. Contributions by Sets
10.1.7. Notification of relevant Authorities of our Project
(Coordination and Admin/Legal)
10.1.8. Monthly Progress Reports (Coordination sub-committee)
APRIL - JULY 2012
10.1.9. Counter-part Funding Search sub-committee
10.1.10. Identification of Project(s)
10.1.11. Getting Approvals from all relevant
authorities
SEPTEMBER 2012
10.1.12. Announcement during the CSS Jos 35th
Anniversary
11. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
11.1. Question: How much should I expect to contribute?
10 people will contribute 100,000
20 people will contribute 50,000
50 people will contribute 20,000
100 people will contribute 10,000
150 people will contribute 6,667
200 people will contribute 5,000
11.2. Question: Can I pay in $$$ or £££?
Answer: Fine. Just sort it out with your Set Coordinator.
11.3. Question: Is it going to be an on-going thing? Every Year?
Answer: There are currently no plans to make it yearly.
Let's just concentrate on this first attempt and
make it a success. All Sets have always been free
to come together and do something for CSS Jos.
11.4. Question: I don't know where my set mates are!
Answer: Every Set has someone who seems to know where
everyone else is. Find that person in your Set and
link up. Or search "command secondary school" on Facebook.
11.5. Question: I have forgotten my Set mates!
Answer: You can find all the list of CSS Jos Alumni in the
25th and 30th Anniversary Publications. There is also an
online version here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JosCommandos/files/
11.6. Question: Who is my Set Coordinator?
Answer: Ask your other Set mates.
Each Set is to appoint their Set Coordinators and
inform the Coordination/Implementation sub-committee.
11.7. Question: I am in the 2000-2011 Set, what do I do?
Answer: The 2000-2011 Sets are exempted for now because they are mostly
Students and/or have not found their feet yet.
If any of these Sets want to contribute, please
contact the Coordination/Implementation sub-committee.
11.8. Question: Can I get my Dad/Mom to donate?
Answer: Anything your Parents give will be seen as YOUR
contribution.
This is an Old Students affair. Let's see what we
can do on our own first.
There is a risk in allowing everyone to start
soliciting for funds by themselves. Some monies
collected on our behalf may never get to us!
A Grand Fund Raising Event can be organized for
Friends of CSS Jos where Parents can be accommodated,
but that is for the school Authorities to decide.
11.9. Question: What is the Central Account Number?
Answer: That is still being worked out.
Each Set is to make arrangements to collect their
contributions and should only remit their full 1m
after they hit the target. This will help
reconciliation difficulties that will arise if
everyone is depositing money into one account.
To avoid temptation, each Set can start depositing
when the amount gets to N250,000. But only one
designated person per Set will do the depositing on
behalf of their Sets.
11.10. Question: How do we keep track of the monies contributed?
Answer: A website www.commandjos.net is up and running for
the Project with a teaser.
--- In [email protected], vivianakinyosoye@... wrote:
>
> My last post is based on the last post made by Mr. Ugo Ben 82' Set.
>
> Please it below:
>
> 1.      Will this require a coordinated effort to visit the Nigeria
> Army Education Corps to draw its attention to the deplorable conditions? We
> have very high senior military officers who were pillars to the birth of
> COJOSA that can facilitate such an audience.
>
> 2.      Will it require the assistance of commandos whose parents are
> Generals or retired Generals? COJOSA may explore using such networks to lobby
> the right authorities to fix our alma mater.
>
> 3.      Will it just require a loud media noise to draw attention of
> the authorities to the collapsed infrastructures at CSSJ? We have media
> people who are not only passionately commando, but have high interest in the
> vision and mission of COJOSA. I know of Vivian Akinyosoye. I know of Victor
> Okhai.
>
> 4.      Will it require a 17 million intervention fund from commandos?
> May be, maybe not. Will this amount be less or more than may be needed?
> âWill the Cart come before the Horse or the Horse before the Cart? Is it
> possible that some set coordinators for the fund drive might end up having no
> body to coordinate? Very Possible. Is it practicable for a strong and
> accountable COJOSA to host a public event in Nigeria to raise funds for the
> cause of CSSJ? Very practicable.
>
> 5.      Will there be better options than the ones enumerated above by
> great commando minds if the reports that may be presented by the 2 Lagos
> officials are made available to the other chapters to brain storm? Probably.
>
> 6.      Finally, are there commandos on this forum who have not joined
> a COJOSA chapter? Please we need you.
>
> Thanks Ugo Ben (Class of 82)
> Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cojosa Uk-irl <cojosaukirl@...>
> Sender: [email protected]
> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:32:51
> To: [email protected]<[email protected]>
> Reply-To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Jos Commandos] "BEFORE THE 17 MILLION INTERVENTION FUND"
>
> dear vivian can you please can you expand on this.............
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "vivianakinyosoye@..." <vivianakinyosoye@...>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Friday, 30 September 2011, 13:03
> Subject: Re: [Jos Commandos] "BEFORE THE 17 MILLION INTERVENTION FUND"
>
>
> Â
> I suggest a systematic approach in this order: 1. 3. 4.2. Step by step, with
> strong Media presence all the way.
>
> Vivian Akinyosoye
> 86'
> Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN
> ________________________________
>
> From: lugo Ben <raftex1994@...>
> Sender: [email protected]
> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:30:49 -0700 (PDT)
> To: Josites Cojosa<[email protected]>
> ReplyTo: [email protected]
> Cc: Dennis Iyelih<deyelih@...>; mary Tombiri<tmary201@...>
> Subject: [Jos Commandos] "BEFORE THE 17 MILLION INTERVENTION FUND"
> Â
> Great Commandos,
> In as much as being among those who do not subscribe to the
> posting of verbatim discussions at EXCO or membership meetings on a public
> platform as this, it is good to learn that COJOSA-Lagos is sending 2
> officials on
> fact finding mission: to visit and speak with the commandant of CSSJ. It is
> the
> first thing, the right thing and highly commendable.
> Photos of the deplorable status of once glorious CSSJ have
> been posted on FaceBook (kudos to Commando Ibrahim Kadiri). It is understood
> that great infrastructural developments are taking place in the other Command
> Schools
> but that of Jos. Looking at those pictures posted I see that some structures
> are been renovated (eg, admin block, the clinic, the classroom blocks). It
> will
> be interesting to know if there is an ongoing turn around or âmakeoverâ on
> ground. If it is school wide or just some specific structures.
> Whatever the report from the fact finding mission; bottom line
> is that as alumni we have to make an impactful presence in the school that
> gave
> much to us. Â It is the right thing. I
> think that is the vision and mission of the chapters in ABJ, LAG, PH, UK-IRL
> and North America.
> 1.      Will this require a coordinated effort to visit
> the Nigerian Army Education Corps to draw its attention to the deplorable
> conditions?
> We have very high senior military officers who were pillars to the birth of
> COJOSA that can facilitate such an audience.
> 2.      Will it require the assistance of commandos
> whose parents are Generals or retired Generals? COJOSA may explore using such
> networks to lobby the right authorities to fix our alma mater.
> 3.      Will it just require a loud media noise to draw
> attention of the authorities to the collapsed infrastructures at CSSJ? We have
> media people who are not only passionately commando, but have high interest in
> the vision and mission of COJOSA. I know of Vivian Akinyosoye. I know of
> Victor
> Okhai.
> 4.      Will it require a 17 million intervention fund
> from commandos? May be, maybe not. Will this amount be less or more than may
> be
> needed? âWill the Cart come before the Horse or the Horse before the Cart?
> Is
> it possible that some set coordinators for the fund drive might end up having
> no
> body to coordinate? Very Possible. Is it practicable for a strong and
> accountable COJOSA to host a public event in Nigeria to raise funds for the
> cause of CSSJ? Very practicable.
> 5.      Will there be better options than the ones
> enumerated above by great commando minds if the reports that may be presented
> by the 2 Lagos officials are made available to the other chapters to brain
> storm? Probably.
> 6.      Finally, are there commandos on this forum who
> have not joined a COJOSA chapter? Please we need you.
> Thanks
> Ugo Ben (Class of 82)
> Â
> A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public
> opinion....Grantland Rice
>
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