Unity Schools Old Students’ Association (USOSA).

ABOUT

Unity Schools Old Students’ Association (USOSA).

The Unity Schools Old Students’ Association (USOSA) is the incorporated Trustee of the alumni Associations of all the 104 Federal Government Colleges, Federal Government Girls’ Colleges, Kings College, Queens College, Federal Government Boys College, Federal Science Colleges, Suleja Academy and Federal Science and Technical Colleges in Nigeria. 

USOSA is an association with over 1,500,000 members resident in Nigeria and in the Diaspora.

USOSA’s major strategy is to actively partner with relevant stakeholders for the development and sustenance of a vibrant education sector and good governance in Nigeria.

Brief History 

The precursor of USOSA was the “Federal Government Colleges Old Students Association” (FEGOCOLOSA) which was started in the 1970s in the Nation’s universities by old students of Federal Government Colleges. Unfortunately, FEGOCOLOSA fizzled out without gathering the much-needed momentum required to galvanise it to a sustainable force with viable branches outside the universities.

Things were however to turn around much later when the old students of the 3 first generation Federal Government Colleges (i.e. FGC Sokoto, Warri & Okposi/Enugu) came together in January 2006 under the name “The Pro Unitate Forum”. The Forum was subsequently adopted as the umbrella body of the old students of all Federal Colleges/Unity Schools. 

When it became necessary to incorporate this newly formed body, the adopted name “The Pro Unitate Forum” was not acceptable to the Corporate Affairs Commission. Hence, the present name “Unity Schools Old Students Association” (USOSA) which was eventually incorporated in April 2007.

 

Why USOSA

The spark that led to the re-emergence of a common platform for all old students of Federal Government Colleges was based on the need to have a pressure to engage with the Federal Government to rescind her decision of fully concessioning the Unity Schools to private sector operators. 

Having succeeded on that initiative, the body has come to stay as a stakeholder in promoting the development and growth of the Unity Schools in particular and the Nigerian education sector in general.
 
It is expected that the similarity in educational experience as well as the generally de-tribalized psyche of the Unity school alumnus, will combine to foster new conversations on Project Nigeria.

USOSA members also engage in various programs and events worldwide including AGM/Plenary, Health walks, Sports Carnivals, and seminars (physical /virtual)