By Ahmad Umar
Gombe (Nigeria) — National Patrons of the Boys Brigade Nigeria has commended Federal and States government of the Northeast for taking coordinated action to deal with the insurgency situation in the North East Region.
This was contained in a communiqué at the end of a two day summit of the National Patrons of Boys Brigade, Nigeria hosted by the North East Zone in Gombe State, made available to Journalists.
The communiqué directed that the National Secretariat should as a matter of urgency issue a policy circular urging all structures and organs of the BBN to encourage and forester harmonious relationships for the overall growth and development of the BBN.
It also directed that the BBN should explore other alternatives to solicitation for funds other than using Boys for BB Week collection, as the practice exposes the Boy and the BBN as an organization to social ridicule
The communiqué said, in keeping with the global trend in looking at the Boy as total being, all structures of the BBN should be encouraged to form cooperatives and other and small and medium scale enterprises for self-reliance.
Its directed that the National Council of Patrons and the BBN
Secretariat should jointly set out clear policy and guidelines for the appointment of Patrons at all levels of the BBN with emphasis on spiritual standing of the individual.
However it called the needs for the Boys Brigade and by extension the church as whole to remain steadfast in the face of increasing challenges.
