LSSC children party

At the bouncing castle

LSSC children party

Scout Masters of Ceremony

LSSC children party

"Show me your best friend... And the one you like best..."

WE...Yes, WE can!

SCOUT WE!!! 

YES WE CAN!!!

This was the slogan at the just concluded Western and Eastern Commands of the Sea Scouting section of The Scout Association of Nigeria seminar held at Lafiaji Nursery and Primary School at Onitsha , the Commercial City of  Anambra State of Nigeria on the 5^th and 6^th of November 2011.

Program was organized to foster the further development of Sea Scouting Section within The Scout Association of Nigeria through the Training and development of young and Adults Volunteers in the act of Sea Scouting  and their responsibilities of being useful and to help others (within the Ship) as documented in Scouting Law three.

The Chief Scout of the World; Lord Robert Stephen Smyth Baden Powell said in one of his quotations that “A good Scout should be able to manage a boat, to bring it properly alongside a ship or pier….” This with other activities on boat handling is called Watermanship.

Sea Scouts are members of the International Scouting movement, with a particular emphasis on water-based activities, such as kayaking, canoeing, sailing, and rowing. Sea Scouting had its beginning at a campfire in England when the Chief Scout of the World (LBP) mentioned the hop that older Scouts would be interested in learning about boat management and seamanship. He stressed the need for young men to prepare themselves for service on their country’s ship.

LBP had the support of his brother Warrington Baden Powell and small old canoes inventors on the establishment of Sea Scouting in officially in 1912 after the LBP camp meeting at Bucklers Hard, Hampshire in August 1909.

Delivering his key note address, the Chief Commissioner of The Scout Association of Nigeria; Rev. Father Gabriel K. Amolegbe; ably represented by the National Headquarters Commissioner for Adult Resources; Olori Omo-Oba Olusoga Sofolahan stressed the needs for developing quality Adults in support  of the Seamanship programs.

Sea Scouting emphasizes the provision of opportunities for personal growth and development as one of the rewards for contributing to the achievement of World Scouting strategies of Youth development and Volunteer in Scouting.

Unfolded at the seminar, is the Nigerian Sea Scouts Charter of Operations and Curriculum as approved by the Chief Commissioner of Scout. For excellent knowledge impartation and skills development, Curriculum was divided into three modular curricula namely:

1. Foundations towards Sea Scouting

2. Basic Adult Leadership Course in Sea Scouting

3. Advanced Expert Leadership Course in Sea Scouting.

                                           

Charter of Nigeria Sea Scouting Operations shall be sent to World Organization of Scout Movement through the African Regional Office for their notifications and to equally communicate our Management of Change (MOC) time-line for the programs that takes off effective 1^st of January 2012.

Equally, for appropriate dissemination of Courses with all the Sea Scouting Commands in Nigeria, the initial Western and Eastern Commands of the Nigeria Scouting Association have been widen to Four (4) Nigeria Sea Scouting Commands namely:

·       Northern Sea Scouts Command

·       Southern Sea Scouts Command

·       Western Sea Scouts Command

·       Eastern Sea Scout Command  

Programs and Courses will be disseminated in all the above Commands that comprise the 36 States of Nigeria plus Federal Capital Territory. In order to equip our Adult Volunteers with the Leadership skills required for their operations, two additional Leadership topics were taught at the seminar namely: Purposeful and Dynamic Leadership process in Scouting and Leadership Development Process in the Nigeria Sea Scouting Team.

                                

Kudos goes to the Western Commander of the Nigerian Sea Scouts; Commander Owolabi Adesanya; who equally doubles for the State Headquarters Commissioner for Lagos State Scout Council Sea Scouting Section and to the Eastern Commander of the Nigeria Sea Scouting Section; Prince Wonah who is equally the State Headquarter Commissioner of Scouts in Rivers State. Chief Mrs. Antonia Odima, the Deputy Eastern Commander of the Nigeria Sea Scouting performed exceptionally well too, for providing the team with all the necessary support required.

The program ended with the investiture of a respectable gentleman, a retired Justices at the Anambra State Judiciary Commission and the President of the Anambra State Scout Council: Chief Ogene Ude as the Patron of the Nigeria Sea Scouting Section of The Scout Association of Nigeria.

The Scouter Newsletter

Dear all, its high time we relaunched ourselves and let the world know what we have been doing. If there are events and publicity is given a cold shoulder, definitely, such programme will only be known to those of us that attended. In other words, publishing our scouting events and activities will remain a better way to reaching to the world and tell them what we do.
In the light of this, with directives from the Chief Commissioner, Rev. Fr. G.K Amolegbe, I am calling on scouts, from various part of the country, to submit their articles on scouting activities, events and celebrated occasions that we want other scouts from around the world to know. This is not limited to poetry and sectional programmes.
I hope, with this move, we can rekindle the hope of Nigerian scouts and ignite the spirit of brotherhood amongst us.
Please note, not all stories submitted shall be published as we have limited pages to write on. So, be sure your stories worth being published.

For further details and submission of articles, please contact crownbay@yahoo.co.uk, 08096657520. You can also submit your articles through your state headquarters.

Good hunting!

Adeola Adebayo
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Ghana Trip

In other for scouts to enjoy and experience what happens in other countries, Lagos State Scout Council have decided to organise a three-day trip to Ghana. Places to visit includes; Kwame Nkruma park, Museums, botanical garden. Cost include Travel by luxury executive coach, feeding for three days, souvenirs, photographs, trip DVD etc. The trip is planned for Friday, November 11 - Sunday, November 13, 2011. For all these the trip costs only N25,000.
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Barrister Elusogbon's response to Kushimo

Commentaries on Kushimo's purported suspension of wood badge holder in Scout Association of Nigeria:
We want action not empty talk in Scouting. Well meaning Scouts all over Nigeria are charged to carry out the Mission of Scouting and ignore the noisemakers and agents of disunity such as "Chief" Kushimo. No power or authority can withdraw a lawfully earned qualification without due process being followed. The "Suspensions on paper is laughable and a farce". Where was the application of fair hearing demonstrated? What are the particulars of the alleged "unscouting and gross misconduct" set out in the bogus Letter of Suspension? All right thinking Scouts should ignore this ignorant and ridiculous ranting Kushimo. A desperate lone ranger with no followership. Scouting is all about teamwork and consensual relationship with others. You cannot force yourself on others or order people around! Scouting is NON MILITARY. We do no carry out "Orders" or liable to the whim of disrespectful people who cannot lead by good personal example. We cannot respect people without personal integrity or genuine followership. Scouts. Be Very Alert! These are desperate people with ulterior motives. As the saying goes: 'omi ti gbe leyin eja won'. These people are like fish out of water. They will trash and gasp for breath, they are about to expire! We look at them with pity and sadness for all the terrible confusion they have brought to Nigerian Scouting. It is better to ignore them than join issues with them. As far we are concerned they will soon be consigned to the dustbin of ignoble history.

Signed
Barrister Tope Elusogbon
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Kushimo's letter

For those of you who may be wondering the contents of Kushimo's letter, I have decided to upload it for your documentation. Thanks you.
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The concluding part of my response to Kushimo

In conclusion, Training & Supports programs continues as planned under the Adult Resources Program of Adult in Scouting, and would be stewarded accordingly by the required Leaders erroneously documented in Chief Kushimo's letter until such time that; The World Organization of Scout Movement pronounces that Training & Support for Adult in Scouting is not an embedded part of the Life Cycle of Adult in Scouting under World Adult Resources Program.

I will strongly appeal to you as someone that reasons that; we should all toe the line of peace, while we pray for Peace, Love and Harmony to come into Nigeria Scouting through Reconciliations by ourselves, through WOSM or through Nigeria Court of Law. Trying to stand on people's way will create more problems for you than you will envisage, please do not under rate anyone's competencies because you see them in Scouting Uniform; this is a Voluntary Organization that people were not coerced to join, but they joined at their free will, you do not know who is who. Two programs were done peacefully without any concern, despite the fact that; at the two occasions, Police Authorities were deployed in some quarters to forestall the programs. "We should be ashamed with ourselves", for Scouts to be chasing Nigeria Police after a fellow Scout for doing the right thing" Have you ever sat down to think why the Police issue did not work??? Empty barrels make the loudest sound. The institution of The Constitution over any issue is supreme.

There is this saying in my language that: "Agba ma ntelejejeni"Meaning "Elders always thread with Cautions". Please for the sake of that: Young Boy, that Young Girl, that Adolescent and that Young Adult; l will like to advise you to let the Chief Scout Engineer Rufai and the Chief Commissioner; Rev. Fr. Amolegbe manage their grievances together for our success, like they have done it before. CS and CC must have had their own mistakes, let them manage it themselves, so as to move us forward. Stop doubling for everyone's function; just continue to pray for the peace and harmony of the Association. Let me submit with the word of the Chief Scout of the World that says: Scouting is about peace and Unity, that we should "leave this world better than we met it"; so that we can leave good legacy for our upcoming young ones.
Back to my question of: What is your Interest please?? If your interest is to see to the peaceful co-existence of Scouting in Nigeria and not to continue to cause miss-giving between the Chief Scout and the Chief Commissioner, please let us play the game according to the Rules and not by putting human face to the guiding principles of the Association.
Have you ever wondered why "Law sign" in Nigeria is having a beautiful lady that her face is covered? It is a symbol that Law is very beautiful if followed rightly, and it is blinded against any favoritism. The Sword shows that; Law is not a respecter of person and the book on the left hand shows that the game should be played according to the rule. Let us obey and respect all our Constitutions in all issues. Please, for the sake of that "boy and that girl", that we are supporting as Volunteers in Scouting, do not start what you cannot finish. Please do not destroy further what you cannot build in a day. Many thanks my brother,
 
Original Copy signed by me

Olori Omo-Oba Olusoga Sofolahan (Leader Trainer/Manager Trainer)
NHQ Commissioner, Adult Resources/NARM
The Scout Association of Nigeria.
 
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My response to Kushimo

MY RESPONSE TO CHIEF ADEOYE KUSHIMO ON HIS LETTER DATED 7TH OF SEPTEMBER 2011

I have seen your mail and the entire assertions therein. I would have kept mute and ignore the letter, but for it not to be misunderstood as "concurring to your usual directives". Leadership is about Followership. One cannot claim he or she is a leader, when nobody is following him/her.  For your information, you do not have the right or authority to say you're suspending anyone from Training functions. 

Maybe it is a clarification that you'll require from Regional Office. Like l said in one of my mails to your Kolawole Shittu, "Training is a mean to an end and not the end itself". It is an input to Adult Support in Scouting in order to make them function well". We celebrated Training in Nigeria yesterday, because, when it seemed all was down at the center of Scouting Affairs in Nigeria then, it was the Brand name [(Training) that was coordinated by Veteran Octogenarian National Training Commissioner Emeritus, Pa. A.A. Lasaki]  that was sustaining the center then.

NHQ Training Commissioner is like every other NHQ Commissioners that were supposed to be providing Administrative support to the Adults. The actual Process Owner is the Chief Commissioner. 
 
Equally all the Oath that we read during appointments into WB, ALT and LT have since been violated by you, even several years back ranging from one Unethical Behaviors, Disrespect for Leadership and Process, Conflict of Interests whether by you or by your cohorts in which for the sake of peace and moving forward would not like to mention names nor instances. One of such violation is your current creation of another letter-head within the same Organization, cloning same for your personal benefit, on whose authority did you create this letter head????.

For your Knowledge, in an established Organization like The Scout Association of Nigeria, Letter-head is an Organization official document, and would not be altered for any use or any reason, unless with the authorization of the Council, likewise Warrant that; no single individual is permitted to print. Equally, Training is a subset of the organization and not a Stand-alone. Next time, please use Internal Memo.
 
"Based on a clause in your letter stating: Rules 45, and 266 (ii) of the Handbook of Rules, The Boy Scout Association of Nigeria (Revised 1973) as an appropriate measure to protect the good image of The Scout Association of Nigeria and prevent the prestigious "Wood Badge and Trainers Charge of Honor from further abuse."This is an example of you implicating yourself. I stand to be corrected for verification; all the charged Wood-badge Holders by me or Pa. A. A. Lasaki today, have records of completion of all the necessary Course Work, Practical and Observations at the National Headquarters. Please produce the list of all charged Leaders by you over the last one year, so that we can pull their Course work Materials or records of their involvements within the National office "Trainers in Nigeria know themselves and they know the upcoming Trainers that have shown competencies in that regards too".

You know the right this, why have you chosen to always do the wrong thing??? All the people you have negotiated with beads to yourself, can we have the records of their Trainingsantecedents???Please do not let us bastardize this process before you retrace your step. I have cases of people that have not gone through ALT Courses and today, and they wear three and or four beads from you. What type of legacy are we leaving, after knowing the right thing?
 
There is this proverbial saying in my Language that says." ALAKISA TO NJOLORU, TI O MO PE ILE MA MO"meaning: "Someone wearing rags in the night dancing, and he/she has forgotten that the day will break and everyone will see his/her nakedness". l have realized one quality about you; whether you're doing it knowingly or unknowingly, you like arrogating 'powers' to yourself and l am sure you cannot work seamlessly at where you're not asked to take the lead. You just referred to hierarchy in your mail; who set up the Training hierarchy you referenced with you???" When did you return back to Scouting or Training that you're documenting Directives? "Leaders do not give Directives, Leaders give Directions"

The position you thought you have, was it given to you on merit or passed Bulletin Board Test??? These are salient points that; you should have been meditating on by begging God for forgiveness that; you've in the little time that you're back into Scouting, wronged a lot of people and the process of the Scout Association of Nigeria.
Before now, there wasn't Politics in Scouting Nigeria, you came back and dished out positions that were not constituted in the Handbook of Rules or Constitution of the Scout Association of Nigeria; forming parallelgovernance and vouching openly that you cannot work with some people. You now master-minded everything in the Association thereby turning Scouting into "Man-know-Man" thereby promoting nepotism in Scouting, plus your constant disrespect for Constitution of the Association and constituted Authorities. Are you bold enough to say what caused misunderstanding between you and Dr. Oguntoye that you have always claimed you invited to come and be your State Commissioner, or Father Amolegbe that you openly canvassed and nominated his candidature for the position of CC? Are you now turning yourself to a boss that can hire and fire anytime, without any offense??
Have you realized that; since you came back into Scouting National lime-light, Scouting in Nigeria has not known PEACE???? WHAT IS YOUR INTEREST IN THE CONTINUOUS IMPASSE BETWEEN THE CHIEF SCOUT: ENGINEER RUFAI MOHAMMED AND THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER: REV. FR. KUNLE AMOLEGBE? Maybe you have a particular interest that all of us are not aware.
Have you forgotten the following facts that:

In 2006-2010,you master-minded a "Concerned Group" that formed a parallel governance against the Scouting Administration in Nigeria; A Treasonable offencethat was committed by you and your cohort Azuzu, but in the spirit of oneness, a plea went down for your forgiveness.What is your Interest please??
July 2007:you master minded a gang to write petition to the British Embassy requesting them not to give Nigerian Contingents Visas to attend the 21st World Scout Jamboree; everyone was initially turned down based on this petition, but thank God for the interventions of some well-meaning Nigerians, it will interest you to know that: 118 Adults and Younger Scouts attended the program and they came back in-country as they went. What is your Interest please??
January 2008:The move to reinstate you back into Ogun State Scouting was muted on the 29th of January 2008 meeting of the Central Working Committee in which Father Amolegbe was the Chairman? Despite your past negative antecedents towards the association; you were brought back for the same sake of peace and bringing everyone together.What is your Interest please??
June 2010: you were the same person that flew the kite of the election of Engineer Rufai and Father Amolegbe as against the agenda of the said meeting of June 2010 which was out mainly to review the Constitution of the Association. Constitution (whether Old or New) stipulates Appointment of Senior Officers of the Association as against Elections that could bring Politics and bad blood into Scouting. Today, Rev Father Amolegbe that you nominated for Elections as the Chief Commissioner is now your Ark Enemy??? What is your Interest please??
September 2010:You scanned your warrant of office like a small boy to everyone in Nigerian Scouting to confirm your ignorant selection over a younger person in age to you, thereby heating up the Training Leadership environment in Nigeria, knowing fully well that; the position was not given to you via merit, due to your long year of inactivity in Scouting and Scouting Training in Nigeria. This is just a reference, because ignorantly too, the younger person was erroneously given a National portfolio that is bigger and has more ownership responsibilities over Training. What is your Interest please??
9th of December 2010meeting at Abuja, when all participants at the meeting agreed to resolve the friction created by you between Engineer Rufai Mohammed and Rev. Father Amolegbe, and the sitting jointly requested Engineer Rufai Mohammed and Rev Father Amolegbe to embrace each other and let by-gone be by-gone. The duo obliged to the Council request. However immediately after these reconciliations, you were the only odd man out that stood up and spoke in a rudely manner that; "You cannot work with Rev. Father Amolegbe as the Chief Commissioner and that you will see to his removal. This is a Chief Commissioner that we all elected together. What is your Interest please?that you said you cannot and will not work with him? Are you greater than the entire Council?
Just same December 2010 that the duo met to move the Scouting Association forward, and the request of the Chief Commissioner that all National Headquarters Commissioners to submit their Three-year plans for review and approvals, you affirmed at the February 17th 2011 Meeting of the National Committee; that you were not going to submit your Plan to the Chief Commissioner; an example of gross misconduct and insubordination.What is your Interest please?? It would be of note to you to know that even Mallam Bagudu of blessed memories, and Mr. Idowu Esan submitted their plans on-line to Rev. Father Amolegbe as requested.
26th of February 2011during an approved Adult Resources Management workshop for Zone 1 (Lagos Ondo, Osun Oyo and Ogun) that was duly approved by the Chief Scout and the Chief Commissioner, you were this same person that stood on the Chief Scout that a special meeting should be called for the same day, same time at Benin; just to frustrate the Ibadan Workshop. Part of your instruction, was to tell the Ogun State Scout Council not to attend the session after my personal reconciliations with you. What is your Interest please??
26th of March 2011, a meeting of the National Council was called based on Constitutional provisions. The meeting was to discuss the Roles and Responsibilities of each Council member so as to prevent cohesions amongst Leaders. You were the same person sending text messages to Council members not to attend the meeting that was properly called by the Council.What is your Interest please??
June 2011, you were the one writing under different names, confusing people on whether the Owerri meeting was a Council Meeting or the Annual General Meeting. What is your Interest please??
June 2011, when the body lost a rear gem in position of Mallam Bagudu to a ghastly Motor accident, you were the same person that was confusing people with text messages around that; Rev. Father Amolegbe has killed Mallam Bagudu, a Character defamation move by you, in an already heated environment. What is your Interest please??
7th of September 2011, you cloned a letter head as against the Principles of the Association, wrote on same that you have suspended some people in Training participation. On whose authority are you writing?? Stop arrogating fake powers that you do not have to yourselves. Leaders can only be suspended for participation in Training activities having engaging in Unethical things that are against the norms of the Association. Come up with your allegations and l will provide you multiplication of ten, while you and your team should not be standing tall as leaders in the Scouting Society.

I can confirm as an Adult Resources Commissioner in charge of Adult Recruitments; Training & Support and Management that; all the twelve mentioned Leaders in your letter of 7th of September 2011 stand valid for all Training and Development programs as approved by WOSM, our Chief Scout and Chief Commissioner.If you're not OK with this submissions, please go to the Nigeria Court of Law to context my submissions, and we shall see who is right. Trying to do it in an unruly way in which you're known for would definitely put you in problems that you cannot envisage. For clarity of purpose; go and review the World Training Policy and the World Adult Resources Policy Comparative Studies for clarifications. The World Scout Conference, the supreme body of Scouting in the World through the World Scout Committee cannot be faulted in any of their decisions, because the position is being manned by very smart and competent set of people and not daft leaving on old and past glories. .

For everyone's learning: WOSM Principles and Policy of World Adult Resources Management Program referenced Adult In Scouting functions: WARP 202:3: The Management of Adult Resources under the Life Cycle Programs encompasses:The Recruitments of Adult, Selections, Contracting, Training and Personal Support and Performance Appraisals.

Extracts from WARP: 202.3, 2005: World Scout Conference Submissions:

The 'life cycle' of adults in the Movement: Adults in Scouting recognizes the concept of a 'life cycle' in every task or role in Scouting. It is an approach that gives careful consideration to all aspects of the management of adults and includes their recruitment, selection, contracting, training and personal support and their performance appraisal.

Plans are under way to resolve the Leadership impasse between the Chief Scout, Engineer Rufai Mohammed and the Chief Commissioner, Rev Father Amolegbe, by meaningful Elders and the World Scout body through their Regional Offices; you have started to fly a disunity kite again, so as to forestall the move. What is your Interest please??
The Handbook of Rules and the sections referenced in your letter dated 7th of September 2011, have always been violated by you. Mentioning the Integrity of the Wood badge process and the Trainers Honor; you'll agree that things must be done properly by following due process. I can confirm that most of the awards made by you in the recent past lack all the merits of the award; correct me if l am wrong on most of your WB, ALT and LT appointments? Beads were dashed out instead of earned. What is your Interest please??
Please my brother; point to one positive thing you have added to Scouting having been given opportunity over the last one years to serve as the NTC?Someone that knows you too well said in 2008; and l quote: "He said; we (Father Amolegbe & l) will regret pleading and or coordinating settlement of Ogun State issue that facilitated your reinstatement back into Scouting sooner than later, it is visible today that the prediction was right. You're a respected Adult; the expectations from you over the last few months have not been encouraging
vis-a-vis turning a good leaf as promised by you day one.
 
WOSM that you're referencing now, for the very first time, has always been the body you have flagrantly disobeyed severally in actions and in deed and that has led to the suspension you referenced. It would interest you to note that; after promising all of us as an NHQ Commissioner that you will see to the removal of a Chief Commissioner at the 9th of December 2010 meeting in Abuja, despite the reconciliations and warm embrace by Engineer Rufai and Father Amolegbe, the devil's advocate still played out his scripts and has continued to play out the scripts. What is your Interest please??

 If you look back you'll NOT see anyone, you're the only odd man causing one trouble or the other. You'll be the one that will be sending texts around defaming people's character, asking people not to attend Council meetings, equally be a speaking voice for everyone. Are you not tired???? You're closer to 60 years than been 50, you're not young in the struggle again. "AGBA MA NYO OGUN JA NI" meaning "'Elders thread with cautions". What do you want? You're a Senior man for God sake. All what we are doing in Scouting is a Legacy, let it be in your records and mine tomorrow that we have contributed into this word better than we met it.......Please let Scouting be at peace in Nigeria, because you're the only person causing these frictions.
 
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Scout magazine

Dear all, its high time we relaunched ourselves and let the world know what we have been doing. If there are events and media publicity is given a cold shoulder, definitely, such programme will remain under carpet and only known to those of us that attended. In other words, publishing our scouting events and activities will remain a better way to reaching to the world and tell them what we do.
In the light of this, I am calling on scouts, from various part of the country, to submit their articles on scouting activities, events and celebrated occasion that you want other scouts from around the world to know. This is not limited to poetry and sectional programmes.
I hope, with this move, we can rekindle the hope of Nigerian scouts and ignite the spirit of brotherhood amongst us.
Please note, not all stories submitted shall be published as we have limited pages to write on. So, be sure your stories worth being published.

For further details and submission of articles, please contact crownbay@yahoo.co.uk, 08096657520. You can also submit your articles through your state headquarters.

Good hunting!

Adeola Adebayo
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ARM conference Zone 2

Pictures from the conference.
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ARM conference zone 2

Some of the photographs taken at the Benin conference
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ARM conference zone 2

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NATIONAL TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR ADULT IN SCOUTING

NIGERIA ADULT RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: NATIONAL TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR ADULT IN SCOUTING

Brothers/Sisters Volunteers in Scouting, owing to feedback from some Scouting quarters on the suspected weakness and the eroding qualities of our Training programs that are being disseminated by some of our Adult Leader Trainers: Training ranging from Tenderfoot to Leader Training Courses. To provide a stop gap and to bring us (Trainers) back on tracks on the Training Aims, Objectives, and Curricula; vis-a-vis the anticipated quality of Adult Training expected by The World Organization of Scout Movement (WOSM).

As the "Adult Resources Process Owner" tracking Life Cycle of Adult in Scouting, please find attached, a comprehensive compiled Training Curriculum as advised by the World Organization of Scout Movement for your use on Training of Adult in the Cycle Chain. Our goal in Nigerian Scouting NSO is to be the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in terms of: Recruitment, Training & Support, and Management of Adult Operating Standards in our Scouting environment. Though we are not unmindful of our present predicaments in Nigerian Scouting, which is not peculiar to Nigeria only, however, we believe that; sooner than later, a course will be chatted to proffer light  at the end of the tunnel.

To all Training Commissioners/National Training Commissioner, l will like you to review the curriculum and ask questions where you're not too clear, for appropriate clarifications. Equally, l am working on the Training Aid for each of the topics, but you could decide to research for related topics and start with what you have. Curriculum and topics MUST be same, but different excellent literature could be used to disseminate the Training Courses. I will work with the National Training Commissioner towards setting up of a Trainers Conference that will center round "Training of the Trainers" In the interim, l will like you to review the curriculum for questions/clarifications and for your official (execution) use effective 1st of January 2012. Many thanks for your anticipated Support on these programs. 

NB: This mail serves as Management of Change (MOC) process from the Old Training Curriculum to the New WOSM anticipated Curriculum. Review Comments where applicable are welcome from West African Regional Scout Committee and or the African Region within the three months MOC time-line. Many thanks.

For more learning on Adult Resources Management in Nigeria. Please visit: http://www.nhqadultresources.blogspot.com

Good Hunting & Very truly yours,

Olusoga Sofolahan (Olori Omo-Oba) (LT/MT)

NHQ Commissioner Adult Resources/National Adult Resources Manager

The Scout Association of Nigeria.

1 Makoko Yaba Lagos.

Reunion song

Reunion song.
Fellow trainers,
Hope we have not forgotten the traditional woodbdage song. This is meant to be sung at woodbadge and reunions.
Enjoy the song.

Note: This song is traditionally started by someone asking the question, "Are there any Beavers in the house?"

  I used to be a Beaver, and a good old Beaver too.
  But now I'm finished Beavering, I don't know what to do.
  I'm growing old and feeble, and I can Beaver no more.
  So I'm going to work my ticket if I can.

Chorus:
  Back to Gilwell, happy land, I'm going to work my ticket, if I can.

(Repeat with other Wood Badge patrol names in Gilwell order: Bobwhite,
Eagle, Fox, Owl, Bear, Buffalo, Antelope, Crow and Wolf.)

Additional Note: In the line "I'm growing old and feeble, and I can Beaver no more." the patrol name is often replaced by some term describing the action the particular animal might do. For example, for the Eagle Patrol, "Eagle no more" might be replaced with "soar no more." The Antelope Patrol might be heard to say "and I can lope no more," etc.

This is at it is being sung in Gilwel.
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2011 Lagos Reunion

About Reunion 2011
It is hosted by Lagos State Scout Council and coordinated by a renowned Leader Trainer and Principal of Teachers. Evang. L.S Ogunyale. Holding at Zinnia College, Toyin Street, Ikeja. Today, Septemer 16 through September 18, 2011.

Facts to remember.
Reunion is an event which happens every year on the first full weekend in September. It was established to mark the occasion of the first Wood Badge course in 1919, enabling Wood Badge holders from across the world to come together as the 1st Gilwell Park Scout Group.

The event is now in its yearly occurence in Nigeria and has run since 1915 every year and is a gathering of adults who have either gain the woodbadge or attended the Adult training course within Scouting.
Adult Scouts all over the country gather to discuss scouting.

What we expect at the Reunion

Reunion is an event which allows adults and Scout Network members to come together for a weekend full of:
•    Socialising with old and new friends
•    Programme ideas to take back to the younger sections
•    Training sessions and workshops on topics that affect you as an individual
•    On-site activities
•    Meeting the Nigeria Chief Commissioner and team
•    Evening entertainment.
•    Camp fire stories
•    Moving the association forward

You are all welcome.

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National Adult Resources Management Conference

Camp Fire videos

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Part2

National Adult Resources Management Conference

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