The Mfantsipim Old Boys Association (MOBA) has inaugurated an ultra-modern office for its secretariat to enhance its operations.
The secretariat is expected to provide essential support to the National Executive Council and the MOBA Council in handling project logistics, organising meetings and undertaking initiatives to support their alma mater.
The facility has a boardroom, reception area, lounge, cafeteria and an office for the executive secretary and it is located on the seventh floor of the Wesley Towers in Accra.
The office will house a professional team led by an executive secretary, who will be responsible for executing MOBA’s plans for the school.
It was inaugurated by the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana, Professor Johnson Asamoah-Gyadu, together with the executives and members of MOBA.
It was funded by the Baiden Foundation, with support from friends, to give the association’s secretariat a facelift.
Rationale
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, the President of the Alumni Association, Moses Kwesi Baiden Jnr, said MOBA was repositioning itself as a professionally run, purpose-driven organisation to strengthen its role in the development of its alma mater.
He said that establishing a fully functional secretariat was central to the new vision and that the office was designed to support strategic execution.
Mr Baiden added that the association was now a company limited by guarantee and would function with a full-time management structure.
Values
Mr Baiden also placed strong emphasis on values and leadership and expressed concern about what he described as a decline in purpose-driven leadership in society.
He argued that evolution was necessary to meet the association’s ambitions and the expectations of modern institutional governance.
“That kind of association would lack the capacity to deliver on the vision that we have,” he added.
He stressed that the association aimed to revive the school’s foundational ideals: character, service and national contribution.
“The goal is to produce well-rounded individuals through mentorship, values formation and civic responsibility,” he added.
Mr Baiden also called on alumni and stakeholders to rekindle the spirit of sacrifice and collective responsibility, drawing parallels with the school’s founders.
Ultimately, he described the initiative as part of a broader effort to inspire a new generation of leaders and reposition Mfantsipim as a beacon of excellence and purpose.
“We need to stand up and once again affirm our values and inspire again for another 150 years,” he said.
Source:
www.graphic.com.gh
