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Comprehensive Old Boys Association (COBA)

Connecting members across the world and empowering our alma mater

Welcome to

Comprehensive Old Boys Association (COBA)

Old boys of Government Comprehensive Secondary School Borikiri, Port Harcourt

We are Proud

COBITES!

Viva Comprehensive!! Semper Paratus! Always be ready

Our Top Goals

Our Goals and Purpose

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Unity and Support

To foster unity among past students of the School, encourage and support in professional callings, social and welfare activities

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Academic Excellence

To encourage academic excellence among students.

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Development

To liaise with Government, corporate bodies and individuals towards infrastructural development in the school.

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Gov. Sim Fubara Commissioning The School Project

Witness the Commissioning of the Modern GCSS Borikiri School Project By Governor Sim Fubara

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BRIEF HISTORY OF

Government Comprehensive Secondary School Borikiri, Port Harcourt

Ever since before our country Nigeria got independence, an educational system existed and was at the Secondary School level mainly Secondary Grammar, with emphasis on the liberal arts subjects. The need to provide the type of education that can equip a secondary school graduate with skills that can serve him and his society in any profession high, middle or low was ready to be addressed by educational thinkers, at home and abroad. They sought to avoid or stem the waste that arose from the phenomenon of unemployable drop-outs..

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ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION

COMPREHENSIVE OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION (COBA)

The inception of the Government Comprehensive Old Boys’ Association (COBA), the umbrella association of ex-students of Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Borikiri, Port Harcourt was in 1983 when a collection of both pre- and post-war students got together to actualize the idea. It was decided to give it a national outlook, with branches in different States of Nigeria. This was..

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ICONIC OLD BOYS

Recognizing the distinguished alumni of GCSS Borokiri who have excelled in their various fields and continue to uplift the COBA legacy. These trailblazers embody excellence, leadership, and service, inspiring current and future members to uphold the proud traditions of our alma mater

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CHIEF (SAN) O.C.J. OKOCHA

OFR, SAN, JP, DSSR

CHIEF ONUEZE CHUKWUJINKA JOE OKOCHA, Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Justice of the Peace, Distinguished Service Star of Rivers State, was born in Onitsha on..

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Dr. Sterling ELLIS

ACS, CMA, Chartered MCSI

is endowed with several decades of Capital and Commodity Markets experience and is currently duly qualified to practice at the Apex level in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the..

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Sir, Hon. Justice Sobere Biambo, LL.B, BL

Judge, High Court of Rivers State

A seasoned lawyer, Justice Biambo practiced law extensively for 25 years and taught law for 17 years. His dual experience in legal practice and academia culminated in his appointment as a Judge of the High Court of Rivers State in 2012..

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Professor Godly Otto, PhD

Professor of Economics, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Professor Godly Otto is a distinguished economist, academic, and administrator with over three decades of service at the University of Port Harcourt. He began his career in 1980 with Leventis Stores and later IMNL (now UPS) before pursuing higher education in Economics..

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JOSEPH ATUBOKIKI AJIENKA

Ph.D, Dr.h.c.(IFP School, Paris), R.Eng (COREN, Nigeria), SPE, REP (USA) FAEng, FNSE, FIPS, FNIPetE, FNIM, FNES, FISCON

Joseph Atubokiki Ajienka is an Emeritus Professor/ Emmanuel Egbogah Chair of Petroleum Engineering and University Administrator. He is a Fellow of several professional bodies and the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. He has authored /co-authored over 260 publications and received 5 patents..

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Prof (Hon) Lawrence Chijioke Chuku

Professor of Medical Biochemistry/Molecular Biology University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Professor Lawrence Chijioke Chuku is a distinguished scholar of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, a seasoned university administrator, and an accomplished public servant. Born on..

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Dr. Enato James Osain, PhD, MA (Arch. Mgmt.), B.Arch, FNIA

Architect • Scholar • Environmentalist

Dr. Enato James Osain is a distinguished Nigerian architect, scholar, and environmentalist with over forty years of exceptional professional, administrative, and academic experience. A Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (FNIA) and a member of the..

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AIG (Rtd.) Chuku George Chijioke, Esq.

Veteran Law Enforcement Officer • Legal Practitioner • Public Administrator

AIG (Rtd.) Chuku George Chijioke is a distinguished law enforcement professional, lawyer, and public administrator with over three decades of dedicated service to the Nigeria Police Force. Born on..

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Abiye Owen Altraide, MPA (Harvard), MBA, B.Sc, FCA, FCTI

Finance & Business Consultant • Chartered Accountant • Supply Chain & Commercial Strategy Professional

Abiye Owen Altraide is a highly accomplished finance, accounting, and business management professional with over three decades of experience across banking, consulting, and the oil & gas sector. A Harvard-trained public administrator (MPA, 2006) and a Chartered Accountant since 1990..

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