An educationist, Mr. Sam Israel, has called on workers to have a retirement plan while still in service to avoid the difficulties of retirement.
Speaking at the 40th post-graduation of the Class of 83, Government College Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA), in Jos, the state capital, Mr. Israel, who is the Secretary-General of KOBA, expressed concerns that some of the retirees had become beggars after they left service.
He said with the biting economic situation, there was the need for them to engage in one business or the other, as well as be employers to keep one engaged.
The National Chairman, KOBA Class of 83 of the institution, Prof. Maikano Mohammed Ari, was excited at the career progression of the members and assured that they were ready to give back to the school where a solid foundation was laid for them.
He said it was also an avenue to mingle and assist those who are in need among them to support them as well as find ways of assisting our classmates.
A Manager with Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPCL), Mohammed Igashi, the Sadauki of Keana, called on members to be their brothers’ keepers, adding that those that have gone higher, should carry the weaker ones along.
According to him, many years after leaving the institution, “we feel that we need to get together and see ourselves again. We lost over 76 of our members out of the 340, the largest set Nigeria has ever produced in a single secondary.
Brig-Gen. Alwaki Kazir (rtd), who is also among the set, expressed joy over the event, saying many of them had not seen it since passing out of the school. He urged members to enhance the transformation of the school, by bringing back Keffi as a business venture.