Sagai,
Compliments.Without a doubt u r a die hard COMMANDO &
l luv ur spirit.Ur write -up was thought provoking and
a challenge to us all.
By His grace u will never b discouraged.
Success in life involves making sacrifices.
There are several ways through which one can
contribute to the success of our Alumni these include:
*Financial/Material Support
*Interllectual Support
*Physical Support
It will be great to particitate in all 3 but we must
atleast be able to do 1.
My friend u can count on my support lets begin by
getting Abuja Br. up & running.I believe we will
certainly grow and l also call on 'senior commandos'
to leave up to expectations and rise up to this
clarion call to be leaders.
There is alot to gain from the succcess of our Alumni
meetings.I personally will be well rewarded if my
contibutions helps in the growth of Command Jos.If u
luv CSSJ u just cann't sit on the fence anymore, u
have to be actively involved.
Sagai pls. call me.
Tony Akhidenor (Octopus'88)
08023046816, 07027852357
--- Bridget Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sagai,
>
> Please don't give up. I know it is rather
> frustrating to be alone on this quest. I felt so
> ashamed of myself after reading your well thought
> out write up. Infact I want to compliment you on
> your writing. Keep it up I also checked out your
> website. You are a strong writer. Well enough of
> that.
>
> The last time I visited Command Jos was in 1993
> when I went to collect my certificate. The whole
> place was in a state of disrepair. I wasn't happy
> then. I cant imagine what it looks like now.
>
> Please fellow Commandos lets not allow our Alma
> Mater die. I want to join Sagai and appeal to all
> Commandos on this mailing list to wake up. Attend
> meetings and lets do something about the state of
> Command Jos. I am guilty of not attending meetings;
> I belong to the PH chapter of Commandos.
> Unfortunately I am not sure if we still meet. Taju,
> if you are reading this, please do we still meet? If
> we do, please notify me of the next meeting. I am
> very sorry for not attending all this while.
>
> Nothing is too small to start with; we can fix a
> leaking roof or paint some buildings. Lets do
> something. Instead of organising end of year parties
> or dinners (nothing wrong though) lets channel that
> money to doing something tangible for our Alma
> Mater.
>
> Waiting for all the chapters of the Commandos to
> come together and do something for our Alma Mater
> will take a lot of effort. I want to suggest that
> each chapter should take a project and work towards
> completing it. Little by little we would start
> seeing results.
>
> Please lets heed this WAKE UP CALL.
>
> God bless you as you respond.
>
> Bridget Davies (Nee Oboh)
> Octopus 1988.
>
>
>
>
> TUNDE OKIKIOLU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> again i have goof-off in terms of our PH
> chapter meetings, is anyone reading my mail from PH,
> please put me on track and if possible let me pay my
> fines for absenteeism, hook me up quickly !
>
> Tunde Okikiolu
> octupus 86
>
> Sagai John Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [First Published in March 2004]
>
>
> Essay: 101 Questions
>
> Fellow Schoolmates,
> I wrote my last essay, "Where are the REAL
> Commandos," because
> I hoped to stir us up from our slumber. It was
> supposed to be a
> series of Essays that will help us identify our
> problems and
> proffer solutions.
> I was piqued by the numerous references to "Abuja
> chapter" in
> the emails of those who cared to respond. I was sad
> because my
> intention was to move ALL of us forward and not
> crucify anyone.
> I wanted us to DO SOMETHING instead of just
> RESPONDING to the
> essay. Just like the Port Harcourt Guy and Segun
> Obakeye here
> in Abuja, I hoped for ACTION.
> (Though the PH Guy should do more than "wait" for
> someone to
> contact him. He should be THE REASON PH chapter
> starts
> functioning. That is the "LEADERSHIP" DIFFERENCE I
> want to
> see.)
> Let me ask a question: since my nasty email, WHAT
> HAS CHANGED?
> N O T H I N G
> I have thus decided to save myself, and all of us,
> the stress
> of writing any more essays. It is obvious that my
> prod-them-to-
> action attempt, too, has failed to yield the desired
> result.
> Fellow schoolmates, it is my humble opinion that
> we need to
> make drastic changes to our "modus operandi" (M.O.)
> I will say it again: we MUST CHANGE our style...
> IF WE EVER HOPE TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS THAT WILL
> BENEFIT US AS A
> GROUP.
> But if we continue with this kalo-kalo approach.
> If we continue with this, this, lottery-mentality.
> If we continue with this hit-and-miss,
> directionless,
> visionless, aimless, any-road-will-take-us-there
> route...then
> lets not complain when some of us "check-out" the
> backdoor. I
> simply refuse to sink in any Titanic waste of
> potentials. I
> would RATHER DIE in the icy waters trying to achieve
> my dreams
> for greatness than to remain onboard a mediocre
> life, gisting
> about the old days.
> God forbid...
> (Not death...but a life of ordinariness.)
>
> THE COMMANDO STYLE
> ------------------
> Now, what is our STYLE?
> Well, we are supposed to have State Chapters. So
> far only 1 is
> existing...after 23 sets of students have left CSS
> Jos. Twenty-
> three sets! We always say, "There are no Commandos
> in my
> State". But, I am willing to bet that there are at
> least 20-50
> Commandos IN EVERY State of Nigeria. Even London has
> that much!
> Excuses, Excuses, and EXCUSES.
>
> What is our STYLE?
> We hate taking RESPONSIBILITIES. We don't
> understand that
> leaders are "made", not born. We don't want to pay
> the price
> NOW, but we hope to magically be transformed into
> the great men
> and women of tomorrow.
> Keep on DREAMING...
>
> What is our STYLE?
> We are SELFISH. The Commandos with the money (now)
> are content
> coming to meetings in cheap areas instead of helping
> us enjoy
> nice, cozy, environments. They are afraid we will
> come and
> disturb them for money. One day, some of us with the
> heart for
> Commandos will be rich enough to show the world
> where REAL
> Commandos should meet on a regular basis.
> This is what my ex-seniors in the first 3 sets
> have failed to
> understand. During our last Dinner in 2002, ALL of
> us paid the
> same 1k but some seniors came to the party and were
> "posing".
> And they expected us to "bow" for them? We ALL paid
> the same 1k
> o!
> Too whom much is given, much is expected.
> If Commandos are not selfish, the MOST SENIOR
> Commandos in each
> State would have been hosting us in our meetings.
> The younger
> sets will look for the location but the seniors,
> SHOULD PAY.
> Period.
> If Commandos are not selfish, set mates should
> have been having
> regular get-togethers. We should have lunch,
> dinners, parties
> etc. In this regard, my '86 set guys are way ahead
> of the rest
> of you. (We now keep it a secret after we discovered
> that some
> of you were becoming jealous. It like crabs in a
> bucket...when
> someone is trying to get up, the others drag him or
> her down!
> We still do our stuff, but in secret.)
> That is an assignment...if you are still waiting
> for the
> "annual", organized events to have fun with your set
>
> mates...good luck.
> There are a lot more that I would have loved to
> say, but that
> is not the aim of this email. TALKING about our
> problems is not
>
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