KING’S COLLEGE: Old boys deny plot to take over institution

King’s College Old Boys Association, KCOBA, has dismissed allegations that it is seeking to take over ownership of King’s College, Lagos, saying the institution remains a public national school.
KCOBA said what would change was the framework through which the institution is managed, maintained, financed, modernised and developed, adding that such a framework would help support and rebuild the institution that has shaped many Nigerians.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees for KCOBA, Femi Okunnu, SAN, raised concerns over reports of an admissions culture in which places meant for deserving children were compromised by money and influence, saying investigations and inquiries had establishe...