Ex-students of LBA donate to their alma mater

By Anu Paul Nkeze in Yaounde

COBAAexco pose for a shot with LBA teachers and officials

The National Bureau of the College Bilingue Alumni Association (COBAA) has donated science laboratory equipment to their alma mater, Government Bilingual Practicing High School (LBA) Yaoundé. The ceremony to hand over the equipment took place on 28 October 2016 in the campus of LBA in the quartier lac here.

                The materials worth over 1.5 million cfa francs included microscopes, preparatory kits, accessory suppliers, two way viewers, magnifiers, folding Giants, lab-aids, neo SCI, extreme precision spirit thermometers, magnifying glasses, shower timers, foldable magnifiers, lab coats, fishers, laboratory aprons, white laboratory threads, measure ups, digital storage oscilloscope model, tests tubes, petri dishes and lots more.

                Addressing the students and officials of the school in the presence of the representative of the Minister of Secondary Education and fellow alumni, Dr. Charles Alobwele, technical adviser in the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) who is also an alumnus of the school, thanked the class of 1982 for making it possible for the materials to be mobilized and transported to the school campus. He said by coming back to donate materials to the school the ex-students were acknowledging the contribution that the school made in their lives.

                Recalling the late Dr. Bernard NSOKIKA FONLON who in formulating the policy of bilingualism in the 1960s said: “our target is to have every child that passes through our educational system to be able to speak and write English and French, and produce works of arts and science of the highest merit”, Dr. Alobwede noted that LBA has produced some of the finest brains working in Cameroon administration today including the likes of Professor Paul Ghogomo MINGO, (DICAB of the PM’s Office), Former MINFOF Justice EGBE Hillman, Barrister AKERE Muna, GHOGOMU Denis, Professor Jahnnie FONYAM and Engineer NDUMU Vincent just to name a few.

                Receiving the equipment, the principal of LBA, Mrs. Ayuketah Mary thanked the members of COBAA noting that the donation was very timely as it will go a long way to improve on practical lessons and the teaching of science. Promising to use and preserve the materials jealously, the principal noted that the donation has been made at a time when the government is working to promote the study of science and technology in schools. 

                The Yaoundé chapter President of College Bilingue Alumni Association, Mr. Charles Tanju expressed joy that the ex-students are today more united than ever before and ready to support the progress of the school.