We thank every one of you who participated in this debate, especially our elders: Benson Bello, Bart Irianan, Henry Okoh, Austin Ordia, and Peter Ebeleghe for your contribution. We also want to thank Professor Imhonde, Pastor Ilekhomon, and Mr. Godwin Aluge for your opinion.  

Please, we don't want members to confuse the goals and objectives of the alumni association with the policies that we set up to ensure that things are going well on the platform. They are completely different. Zero-tolerance is not a goal, it is an enforcement mechanism set up to ensure that things work smoothly on the platform. It was introduced to ensure that members stay focused on the goals and objectives of the alumni association and to avoid turning the platform into a Dugbe Market like Facebook. That's it. 

All over the world, there are three major policy objectives of alumni associations.

The first of the three is to support the alma mater through donations and funding of specific programs, endow a chair or professorship, awarding of scholarships to deserving students, and job placement opportunities for qualified students.

The second major goal is business development. And it involves partnership collaboration with fellow alumni, presenting business opportunities to alumni colleagues, informing members of job opportunities, and supporting one another with useful investment leads.  

And three, rendering financial support to members who are in need or bereaved as may be defined in the constitution. 

These are the major goals of any alumni association, applying global standards. And our constitution covers those areas succinctly. In our case, we are not there yet because of the unique position we find ourselves in. We are helping to build an abandoned school from the scratch. And in the process, we leave the implementation of the major goals in the cooler. 

In spite of our precarious position, when a post or a message by an alumni colleague falls into the three major categories, we have to let it slide without sanction. That we are not there yet is immaterial. We just have to do the right thing. We are helping to promote the investment and business opportunities of members. 

Harvard University is the richest institution in the world today, not because it is charging exorbitant school fees. But because of the contributions from rich alumni members and the investment of its endowment funds. 

According to Mr. Amhande: "I believe I should be able to collaborate in every area of the rebuilding the great PBGS Ewohimi of our dream. thank you all and God bless. signed Mr. Simeon Amhande."

In the field of advertisement, there is what they called "subliminal message." It is burying a major message inside another message that the public is seeing. When I saw Mr. Simeon Amhande's post, that was what came into my mind. However, reading his closing remarks, I saw no harm and I decided to let it slide. We just don't want to kill a dream or punish a member because he is bringing to the attention of the association his line of business and his willingness to collaborate in building the school. 

On a final note, PBGSE Alumni Association is interested in the progress and in helping to expand the business line of members. The arguments of Professor Imhonde is very persuasive.  But I think, with all due respect, he didn't avert his mind to the fundamental objectives of alumni associations. It is about goals and it is about support. 

Finally, to my good friend, Professor Imhonde, and every one of you reading this, if you have teaching opportunities or scholarship opportunities for our kids in your school, please, do not hesitate to inform the house. Also, if you have business opportunities,  job opportunities, partnership collaboration, or investment opportunities, please, let members know about them. 

Please, the zero-tolerance policy is still in force. Avoid the temptation, don't come here with get-rich-quick kind of deals, cut and paste, or 419 stuff. The Exco and BoT will not hesitate to block you permanently.  

Thank you and God Bless.