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How We Started

THE HISTORY OF REMO METHODIST HIGH SCHOOL, SAGAMU, OGUN STATE

In fulfillment of Methodist Church Nigeria directive of the conference in 1998 that every Diocese in the Conference Area should establish secondary schools, the Diocese of Remo, under the 2nd Bishop of the Diocese, the Rt. Revd, E. O Adeboyejo constituted a committee on the modality of setting up a secondary school. The Diocesan Lay President, Sir Olaniwun Ajayi, saw the conference directive as an opportunity to utilize the unused portion of the defunct Methodist Teacher Training College which was occupied by the National Youth Service Corps - NYSC compound at Ijokun, Sagamu. Pa Olaniwun Ajayi went to the then Governor, Segun Osoba to solicit for the unused portion. The representative of the government, Mr. Onifade, the then Zonal Education Officer, Mrs. Osolukoya, a representative of NYSC, representatives of the Diocese, the Very Rev. Fakuade, the then Synod Secretary, Late Rev. J . A  Ogunbomein, Chief Mrs. E O. Osilesi, the Diocesan Treasurer,  Mrs.  R.  Solaja from Ikenne Circuit and Mr. D.  O. Idowu, the designated Principal were present at the meeting
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Our portion of classrooms together with staff quarters were shared and given to the Diocese.

However, the letter stating the approval to use our portion of the land was not issued by the Governor.  The committee however, forged on to seek approval to establish the school. The school was proposed to be opened on the 1st of December, 2000. Present on the opening day were the Bishop, Rt. Revd.   E.  O.  Adeboyejo, Pa Olaniwun Ajayi,  the Lay President, Very Rev. S. A. Fakuade, The Synod Secretary, Chief Mrs.  E.  O.  Osilesi, the Diocesan treasurer.

During the Prelate, His Eminence Sunday Mbang’s apostolic visit to the Diocese of Remo in 2001, he paid a visit to the school. His blessing on the students, staff and school rekindled the spirit of the students and staff.

However, sustaining the school financially was becoming impossible. Six months after the take off of the school and necessary procedure for the approval of the school was the progress, the education  committee met with the staff and appealed for reduction in their salary as their contribution towards the survival of the school with the believe that they will not die. The principal appealled to the staff to endure the few months this will last. A month later, the Bishop called for the Diocesan council meeting, where he announced the closure of the school. This came as a surprise to all present and many people were angry. However, members of the church resolved to do all that it would take to keep the school going.

Sir Amos Oduyale was the first to make a donation of N50,000. Sir Olaniwuni  Ajayi donated N 100,000. Other members equally made contributions and a total sum of N350,000 was collected. With this, salaries were paid and other financial obligations were met. By the end of the academic year, new students had enrolled; approval had been given by the Government to run the school and the school was ready for the Ministry of Education Inspection to prepare the school for JSS external examination. To the glory of God the school was approved and all the students sat for the JSS external examination.

While the school was beginning to enjoy stability and preparing for Senior School Certificate Examination, there was agitation that the school should be relocated to Iperu Circuit against the wish of the teachers and students of the school. Iperu Circuit wanted the school relocated on the claim that there was land allotted to the school for the purpose. Since Remo Methodist High School was not registered as a temporary school but a permanent one with Sagamu as its address, the staff and students maintained their stand to remain in Sagamu. When this happened, delegates from Iperu, Chief Akinlesi, Erelu Aina and seven others, and delegates from Sagamu, Chief Mrs.  E.  O. Osilesi, Chief Olusegun Ayodele and Mrs. Solaja from Ikenne Circuit, together with the new Bishop, Rt.  Revd, S.  K. Solanke went to the Ministry of Education to seek solution to the relocation issue.

We must commend the then Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Princess Iyabo Odulate  (nee Awolesi) for finding amicable solution to the issue. She volunteered to pay for necessary registration for a new school for Iperu and let Remo Methodist High School Sagamu  stay. Remo Methodist High School, Sagamu Funded the preliminary expense for Remo High School Iperu and also provided a takeoff grant of two million naira (N2,000,000).

Twenty students reported on the day of resumption. What was meant to be a joyous resumption was turned to a scary embarrassing day as students and teacher were chased out of the allotted portion of the NYSC compound by Government officials. The students were therefore moved to an abandoned compound opposite the proposed site, because this land also belong to Methodist Church Nigeria. This is now to present site of the school. The Diocese made fund available to renovate the building in readiness for Zonal inspection to get the school registered. The Church was advised to seek HRM Oba Micheal Sonariwo, the Akarigbo of Remo Land’s consent before the Governor will approved the take off of the school. At the 2001 Diocesan Synod, Hon Justice Sogbetun S. O,  Chief E. O Oredipe, Chief Olusegun Ayodele, and Chief E.O Osilesi, Diocesan Treasurer were appointed to appeal to HRM. The Kabiyesi expressed the fear that he was going to lose the only Federal school present in Sagamu and advice the school should seek land elsewhere. This period of uncertainty coupled with the relocation of the students to the present site caused a reduction of the number of students from the initial 20 to 5 students. Three teachers were employed after interview attended by about 34 people. Below at the teachers and their subject allocation:

• Ogunbomein T.O -  Mathematics, Intergrated  Sciences and Computer
• Oresajo N. O        -  English Language, Social Studies And Business Studies
• Mebude A. A.    -  Agricultural Science, C.R.K  and Yoruba. She also acted as school bursar. Later, on November 1, 2001, Mrs Omoniyi was employed as an English Language teacher.

WHOLISTIC LEARNING
Ours is all round education with the 3H agenda that develops the Head-intellectual ability, the Heart-affective domain and the Hand-Psychomotor. This makes the students self-reliant and agents of social intellectual and moral upliftemment in any society in which they find themselves.