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– General, astatine 80
By Rotimi Ojomoyela
Prince Bayo Adeniran is, unarguably, the astir fashionable erstwhile teacher of each clip at Ekiti Parapo College (EPC), Ido-Ekiti. Before helium became a teacher, teaching English and Literature-in-English, helium was a pupil astatine EPC. After leaving the assemblage arsenic a teacher, Adeniran went connected to grounds elephantine strides, becoming main astatine 5 salient secondary schools and the archetypal Tutor-General in Ekiti State. He was besides Chairman, Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission. In this interview, the Okemesi-Ekiti born astute head and quintessential teacher, who turned 80 connected Tuesday, October 7, 2025, speaks connected his times arsenic a pupil at Ekiti Parapo College where helium had his Higher School Certificate successful 1968/69 earlier proceeding to the University of Ibadan for his archetypal grade and aboriginal returned to the schoolhouse arsenic a teacher. Excerpts:
What is your vivid recollection erstwhile you were a pupil and teacher astatine EPC?
I was a pupil at Ekiti Parapo College where I had my HSC successful 1968/69 earlier I secured admittance into the University of Ibadan. So aft my graduation successful 1972, with patriotic spirit, I decided to spell backmost to my ain home. That is, Ekiti Parapo College, with a committedness fulfilled. The question, if decently answered and successful afloat detail, is capable to people a book, but everything has to beryllium abridged due to the fact that arsenic a pupil and a teacher, determination was nary origin for regret. I served lone 2 years arsenic a pupil and the footprints are already there. I was the Senior Prefect of the school, arsenic good arsenic the Games Captain and, arsenic a teacher, I was the Head of Department, House Master; I was successful complaint of socials and truthful galore things. Even wherever I was not officially appointed, I participated successful immoderate duty that I felt I could beryllium of use, conscionable for the payment and advancement of the students. As a student, I did my champion successful academics. I did my champion successful sports and I did my champion successful everything that 1 could notation to.
More than thing else, arsenic a student, I had world excellence due to the fact that erstwhile I had my HSC exam successful 1969 and the results came, the main astatine that clip had to nonstop for maine due to the fact that I had the 2nd champion effect successful the full of Western Region astatine that time. He said the effect was fantastic and truthful connected and truthful forth. He appreciated me, praised maine and commended maine for it. I had 4 papers including 3 main papers which included Literature, English, Economics and History. I had B successful each the main papers including the wide paper. What I’m trying to accidental is that I had my champion successful academics astatine that time, adjacent though earlier the extremity of my people there, I had already sat for the GCE Advance Level without the cognition of my main and I had a precise bully result, but I didn’t archer him astir the effect due to the fact that I knew helium wouldn’t let maine to permission the schoolhouse due to the fact that of my committedness and dedication to duty. After my HSC effect came out, the main sent idiosyncratic to maine to corroborate my plan. He asked if I was leaving the school. I promised him that I would not permission the schoolhouse aft my HSC and, aft my graduation from university, I would travel backmost to the schoolhouse to teach. That was my committedness and I fulfilled it. When I became a teacher, that was different phase, which I deliberation to the glory of God, everything was successful. So I came backmost to schoolhouse successful 1972 erstwhile I successfully completed my people and the main was precise blessed and appreciative to person maine back. Summarily, I volition accidental that I had a palmy teaching vocation arsenic a postgraduate teacher at Ekiti Parapo College where I spent 8 years teaching.
Factors
I near determination successful 1980 due to the fact that I was promoted straight arsenic principal; I was ne'er a vice-principal. It mightiness beryllium that the authorities considered truthful galore things and factors earlier promoting maine arsenic the pioneer main of Eso-Obe Comprehensive High School, Ikoro-Ekiti in Ijero Local Government Area. I was the founding main of that school. When I was in Ekiti Parapo College as a teacher, I had implicit committedness to my work. I ne'er missed my lessons and nary students volition beryllium absent from immoderate lesson. I was teaching English Language and Literature-in-English successful the elder classes. That was wherever my woman besides taught. Chief (Mrs) Monisola Adeniran, was besides teaching the English Language. So I did my champion to bring up the students to a level of pridefulness due to the fact that what we were doing astatine that clip was f...
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