FCT Minister Warns Intending Pilgrims Against Desertion

The Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud has emphasised government’s zero-tolerance argumentation towards abscondment of pilgrims to Israel.

Mahmoud made this known connected Monday portion speaking during the pre-departure predisposition for 142 intending Christian pilgrims up of their travel to the Kingdom of Jordan and the State of Israel.

She urged the intending pilgrims to enactment arsenic bully ambassadors for some the FCT and Nigeria, stressing the value of maintaining the nation’s estimation abroad. “We shall not let immoderate enactment of abscondment from pilgrimage,” she said.

During her address, Mahmoud outlined stringent measures successful spot to deter immoderate specified attempts.

“For anyone contemplating absconding oregon engaging successful activities that could tarnish our country’s name, I impulse you to reconsider. The national authorities of Nigeria has implemented proactive measures to antagonistic these efforts,” she said.

The curate besides encouraged them to commune for President Bola Tinubu and members of the Renewed Hope Agenda team, underscoring the value of effectual governance.

“I sincerely anticipation that this pilgrimage volition supply you with unsocial and rewarding experiences arsenic we await your harmless return,” she said.

Also, the Acting Director of the FCT Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Gloria Dandam reiterated the board’s committedness to preventing abscondment.

She warned that immoderate pilgrim who attempts to abscond could jeopardise their guarantors.

“We person managed to execute a singular grounds of nary abscondment among our pilgrims implicit the years. Your guarantors were required to capable retired forms, and if you bash not return, we volition cognize who to clasp responsible.

“If you neglect to travel back, we tin instrumentality ineligible enactment against the guarantor, arsenic they person signed for idiosyncratic who absconded,” she said.