Old Students Celebrate Tai Solarin’s Legacy With Football And Marathon Events

Old Students Celebrate Tai Solarin’s Legacy With Football And Marathon Events

Old students of Mayflower School, Ikenne, Remo, Ogun State, founded by foremost social critic and educationist, late Dr. Tai Solarin have lined up activities to mark the 30th anniversary of his death.

Solarin, a notable newspaper columnist and Chairman of the defunct Peoples’ Bank of Nigeria (PBN) died on July 27 1994. He was at age 71.

The president of the Mayflower Old Students’ Association (MOSA) Wale Abdul, said as part of activities marking the 30th anniversary of his passing, the MOSA president disclosed that the events would start with a walk by students of Mayflower School and their private school counterparts on the morning of July 23rd, while a lecture with the theme “Who is Tai Solarin?” would be delivered by an erudite old student, Ex-May Akin Aloba at noon.

He added: “On Wednesday, July 24 there will a marathon race in honour of Dr. Tai Solarin and his wife, Sheila by the students from 7 am to 10 am, to be followed by a football match at the school field from 2 pm.

“The grand finale is held on the morning of August 3, with a walk by Ex-Mays from the school emblem to the Solarins’ residence and their grave sites, while a lecture with the theme ‘Tai Solarin’s Philosophy: 30 years after’ is expected to be delivered by a renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) at noon.

He said Mayflower School has distinguished itself from inception till date and produced national assets that have continued to excel on a global scale because of the dream and ideals of its founder.

According to him, the late critic and educationist would be remembered by generations unborn for the impactful life he lived, which was defined by handwork, discipline, integrity, and personal sacrifice.