July 30, (THEWILL) – Nigeria Contingent to the 25th World Scouts Jamboree schedule to be held from August 1–12, 2023, at Saemangeum, North Jeolla, South Korea, hosted by Korea Scout Association, are stranded due to lack of funds.
Nigeria’s Chief Scout Commissioner, Mr Dave Awuna, who raised the alarm, noted that with the theme, “Draw Your Dream”, about 50,000 participants are expected to be in attendance without Nigeria if the Federal Government fails to intervene in good time.
According to Mr Awuna, the World Scouts Jamboree, which is an educational event that brings together the young people to promote peace, mutual understanding and to develop leadership and life skills, will be missed by Scouts of Nigeria if there is no intervention from president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who himself, is an international scout of high repute.
The Chief Scout Commissioner, who said the association has tried frantically to see the president over the event, called on him to assist so that the over 200 scouts invited from Nigeria can attend.
He said participants at the World Scout Jamboree are aged between 14 to 17 years, accompanied by adult leaders.
“The World Scout Jamboree is open to boys and girls, young men and women and is for scouts across the world. Every Scout should have the opportunity to attend.”
He added that almost all former presidents of Nigeria including General Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida and even the incumbent, President Bola Tinubu, are strong Scout members.
He appealed to good spirited individuals, corporate organisations, to come to their aid so as not to miss out of this year’s meeting, which he noted promised to be the most memorable one.
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