By Williams Adesoji
Abuja, Nigeria
The battle for the soul of the Baptist High School Benin Old Students’ Association (BHOSA Worldwide) has erupted into the open—this time with a blistering broadside from the Nigeria Good Governance Research Centre (NGGRC).
And at the center of the storm stands its Executive Director, human-rights advocate and conflict-resolution expert, Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, who has declared total support for the newly inaugurated BHOSA Worldwide Executive Council led by Comrade Amienye Omorogie.
In a press statement that landed like a political earthquake—aptly titled “Those Who Turned BHOSA Into a Cash Cow Must Be Exposed”—Nowinta accused certain former BHOSA power brokers of attempting to plunge the alumni association into chaos after allegedly presiding over years of impunity and financial manipulation.
According to him, those now waging war against the duly elected Executive Council are the very same individuals who once operated from “the shadows of shamelessness, impunity, financial impropriety,” while vandalizing the spirit of alumni unity.
Investigations, as referenced in the NGGRC statement, suggest that BHOSA had been embroiled in a factional crisis long before this eruption. But that crisis metastasized when a petition by one Nosa Omoregie challenged the current leadership—igniting accusations, counter-accusations, and legal theatrics.
At the center of the controversy is former BHOSA President Ms. Efosa Uyigue, whom NGGRC accuses of:
Unilaterally drafting a constitution
Creating an unapproved Board of Trustees
Submitting questionable registration documents to the Corporate Affairs Commission
Stage-managing a controversial 2022 convention that allegedly disenfranchised members
These allegations—already the subject of litigation—led to a court-mandated constitutional review, an external audit, and an ordered apology. NGGRC asserts that none of these judicial directives were properly executed.
Nowinta alleges that former committee members, their allies, and certain individuals who once lorded over BHOSA as a personal fiefdom have since been:
Seeking injunctions to halt legitimate elections
Filing parallel cases before different courts
Altering constitutional drafts to insert lifetime BOT positions
Seeking financial entitlements, including 5% of members’ dues as “retirement benefits”
Despite these maneuvers, the NGGRC notes that the 2025 elections proceeded under the legal 2018 Constitution, culminating in the victory of Comrade Amienye Omorogie’s Executive Council on November 9, 2025.
With the electorate’s will expressed, Nowinta argues, the so-called “old guard” has resorted to new tactics—including allegedly conspiring with a female serving judge who allegedly benefitted in the association’s frivolous spending during her 60th Birthday in 2018, at Elysium Event centre Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. The serving judge was also a member of the defunct BOT.
Nowinta did not mince words. He described those attempting to derail the newly elected leadership as:
“A gang of alumni rats, bandits, and criminals”
Individuals who “constituted a reign of darkness and disdain”
Actors who “turned BHOSA Worldwide into a cash cow to be milked recklessly, mercilessly, arrogantly”
In what may be the strongest institutional condemnation BHOSA has ever witnessed, NGGRC accused these groups of an orchestrated attempt to seize alumni power indefinitely, using intimidation, manipulation, and legal brinkmanship.
The organization urged BHOSA members to reject “premeditated conspiracy” and stand as the backbone of progress, insisting that no individual or clique should be allowed to sabotage the collective future of the association.
Despite the ferocity of the allegations, Nowinta’s message ultimately ends with a call to unity. He congratulated alumni across Nigeria, the UK, US, Canada, and elsewhere for breaking new ground by electing a leader from the 1999 set, signalling a generational shift in BHOSA’s leadership landscape.
He urged all branches, class heads, and alumni bodies to rally behind Comrade Amienye Omorogie’s administration to “foster an indefatigable spirit of collective resilience, growth, and development.”
BHOSA’s Reckoning: NGGRC Drops the Hammer on Alleged Hijackers of Alumni Power
By Williams Adesoji
Abuja, Nigeria
The battle for the soul of the Baptist High School Benin Old Students’ Association (BHOSA Worldwide) has erupted into the open—this time with a blistering broadside from the Nigeria Good Governance Research Centre (NGGRC).
And at the center of the storm stands its Executive Director, human-rights advocate and conflict-resolution expert, Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, who has declared total support for the newly inaugurated BHOSA Worldwide Executive Council led by Comrade Amienye Omorogie.
In a press statement that landed like a political earthquake—aptly titled “Those Who Turned BHOSA Into a Cash Cow Must Be Exposed”—Nowinta accused certain former BHOSA power brokers of attempting to plunge the alumni association into chaos after allegedly presiding over years of impunity and financial manipulation.
According to him, those now waging war against the duly elected Executive Council are the very same individuals who once operated from “the shadows of shamelessness, impunity, financial impropriety,” while vandalizing the spirit of alumni unity.
Investigations, as referenced in the NGGRC statement, suggest that BHOSA had been embroiled in a factional crisis long before this eruption. But that crisis metastasized when a petition by one Nosa Omoregie challenged the current leadership—igniting accusations, counter-accusations, and legal theatrics.
At the center of the controversy is former BHOSA President Ms. Efosa Uyigue, whom NGGRC accuses of:
Unilaterally drafting a constitution
Creating an unapproved Board of Trustees
Submitting questionable registration documents to the Corporate Affairs Commission
Stage-managing a controversial 2022 convention that allegedly disenfranchised members
These allegations—already the subject of litigation—led to a court-mandated constitutional review, an external audit, and an ordered apology. NGGRC asserts that none of these judicial directives were properly executed.
Nowinta alleges that former committee members, their allies, and certain individuals who once lorded over BHOSA as a personal fiefdom have since been:
Seeking injunctions to halt legitimate elections
Filing parallel cases before different courts
Altering constitutional drafts to insert lifetime BOT positions
Seeking financial entitlements, including 5% of members’ dues as “retirement benefits”
Despite these maneuvers, the NGGRC notes that the 2025 elections proceeded under the legal 2018 Constitution, culminating in the victory of Comrade Amienye Omorogie’s Executive Council on November 9, 2025.
With the electorate’s will expressed, Nowinta argues, the so-called “old guard” has resorted to new tactics—including allegedly conspiring with a female serving judge who allegedly benefitted in the association’s frivolous spending during her 60th Birthday in 2018, at Elysium Event centre Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. The serving judge was also a member of the defunct BOT.
Nowinta did not mince words. He described those attempting to derail the newly elected leadership as:
“A gang of alumni rats, bandits, and criminals”
Individuals who “constituted a reign of darkness and disdain”
Actors who “turned BHOSA Worldwide into a cash cow to be milked recklessly, mercilessly, arrogantly”
In what may be the strongest institutional condemnation BHOSA has ever witnessed, NGGRC accused these groups of an orchestrated attempt to seize alumni power indefinitely, using intimidation, manipulation, and legal brinkmanship.
The organization urged BHOSA members to reject “premeditated conspiracy” and stand as the backbone of progress, insisting that no individual or clique should be allowed to sabotage the collective future of the association.
Despite the ferocity of the allegations, Nowinta’s message ultimately ends with a call to unity. He congratulated alumni across Nigeria, the UK, US, Canada, and elsewhere for breaking new ground by electing a leader from the 1999 set, signalling a generational shift in BHOSA’s leadership landscape.
He urged all branches, class heads, and alumni bodies to rally behind Comrade Amienye Omorogie’s administration to “foster an indefatigable spirit of collective resilience, growth, and development.”