OGUN STATE NIGERIA 100 YEAR COMMEMORATION CAMPOREE - REVIEW BY TWO SCOUTS OGUN CENTENARY CAMPOREE IS UNIQUE... The Assistant Chief Commissioner and Headof Department of Diversity, Inclusion and Social Impact of The Scout Association Of Nigeria, Apostle Tola Adenekan has described the Centenary Camporee of the Ogun State Scout Council as unique, memorable and quality gathering for the exhibition of Scout Skill and brotherhood. Tola Adenekan, an indigene of Egba land and Former State Chairman and National Public relations Officer of the National Youth Council of Nigeria bears his mind in this interview with Egba News Correspondent. EN: How would you describe the camporee? Adenekan: Unique, memorable and qualitygathering for the exhibition of Scout Skills and brotherhood EN: What role did you play in the Camporee? Adenekan: I am a member of the Camporee Management Team(CMT), providing specialist support in the area of designing TOR for Sub Committee, mentorship and ensuring national direction in the conduct of the camporee as an Asst. Chief Commissioner from the state. EN: What programmes took place durring the camporee that made it Unique? Adenekan: Having participants from Lagos, Osun, Ekiti, Edo, Niger, Akwa Ibom amd Kano is unique, donation of drumset for the first time in 39 years in history by the Chief Judge is memorable while programmes such as Cycling, Mountaineering, Hikking, Football tournament, Peer Education were of international standard EN: What next after this camporee? Adenekan: A lot to be done, Nigeria will be stagging a National Jamboree next year, we shall be hosting the 11th West African Scout Conference and Youth Forum; participate in the Africa Scout Day Celebration in Ghana and International Jamboree in United Kingdom all in 2016 and wrap up 2015, a national Scout Youth Forum will hold in Benin before 11th – 13th December, in all these Ogun State would be taking the lead. EN: What has been your personal contribution to at the national level Adenekan: I led the Nigeria contigent to the 10th West African Scout Conference and youth forum in Quagadougou Burkinafaso in June, 2015 and coordinated the NSO media activities at the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Yamaguchi, Karahama Japan in August 2014. I was a special instructor at Leader Trainer Course in Owerri in September and was Course Director of the Advance woodbadge Course at Edo State also in September, as well as participated actively at NEC and National AGM at Benin, Uyo, Akure, Oshogbo and Kano to mention a few. EN: Your last words Adenekan: My appeal goes to coorporate organisations, community associations, religious institutions, philantropic individuals and government at all levels to come to the aid of Scouting towards membership drive and adult support to return the glory of Scouting toward redirecrting the energies of our young one to positive value, good neighbourliness and future corrupt free leadership.