TSAN NHQ SEASCOUTING BANS SEASCOUT PROMISE

The Seascout Section of the Scout Association of Nigeria ,National Headquarters Commissioner bans the use of Seascout Promise , asks Seascouts to recite the Scout Promise.

Scout Promise To Recite As Following ?!!

Oh My Honour

I Promise To Do My Best,

To Do My Duty To God

And My Country Nigeria

To Help Other People At All Time

And Obey The Scout Law!!!

The National Headquarters has directed Sea-scouts in Nigeria to stop reciting the Boy Scouts of America’s Sea-scout Promise which has become rampant among sea-scouts during ship meetings in Nigeria.

Speaking earlier at the National Sea-scouts Training in Lagos in May, the NHQ Sea-scouts, Raji Bomodeoku clarified that the use of the promise was an infringement on the intellectual asset of the Boy Scouts of America and the promise has no foundation in Nigeria Scouting constitution and policy hence its use remains questionable.

Dr Raji stressed that sea-scouts should share same promise with other Sections as the essence of the promise is justified in the principles of Scouting for offering duties to God, self and others .

He added that no other Countries in Africa and Europe use the Boy Scouts of America promise but using what suits their local conditions and owning theirs in originality.

He maintained that while the BSA promise captures major elements of Sea-scouting program, its use does not represent the reality in Nigeria experiment of the section.

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