Organisers honour GAMSU Co- founder as GCU relays heralds 80th anniversary celebrations

While the countdown to the sixth edition of the Government College Ughelli (GCU) Relays has begun, the 80th anniversary celebrations of the school’s founding is well under way. This year’s GCU relays, which hold on November 9, will be in honour of the departed co-founder of the Gamaliel and Susan Onosode Foundation (GAMSU), Mrs. Susan Onosode.

Founded in 1945, Government College Ughelli, over the years, has made its mark both in academics and sports, producing notable and legendary personalities for the country.

With the celebrations and rolling out of the drums confirmed to hold from January 15 to 17, 2025, proponents of the GCU Relays cannot but reflect on the golden days of athletics glory and the compelling need to sustain the yearly inter-collegiate meet.

Strikingly, two days before this year’s edition, the matriarch of the Onosode family and co-founder of the GAMSU Foundation, Deaconess Susan Onosode, will be laid to rest a few kilometres away in Ekiugbo- Ughelli.

Preceding the final farewell will be a commendation service at Good News Baptist Church, Surulere, Lagos and the service of songs at Winners Baptist Church, Ekiugbo- Ughelli.

GAMSU was established to foster the success of children through innovative and flexible learning opportunities, while providing the enabling environment.

Since the inaugural edition, GAMSU has provided a pillar of support for the GCU Relays, which shares common values of “contributing consistently to the promotion of quality education in Nigeria,” including healthy sporting rivalry.

Entries for the GCU Relays 2024 were finalised last night with a record number of legacy schools confirming their participation within the strict requirements and conditions of the organisers.

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