FCT minister warns pilgrims against absconding

The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has cautioned Christian pilgrims travelling to Israel and the Kingdom of Jordan to uphold nationalist values.She besides warned them to debar immoderate enactment of absconding, stressing the value of representing Nigeria with dignity.

Speaking during a pre-departure predisposition successful Abuja for much than 142 intending pilgrims, Mahmoud urged them to beryllium bully ambassadors of Nigeria and support idiosyncratic and nationalist dignity portion successful the Holy Land.

“Stringent measures person been instituted to forestall abscondment and immoderate enactment susceptible of bringing disrepute to the country,” she said.

She besides called connected the pilgrims to commune for President Bola Tinubu and his Renewed Hope Agenda team, urging them to enactment the government’s efforts to amended nationalist governance and unity.

“For those contemplating absconding oregon engaging successful activities harmful to our country’s image, I counsel you to reconsider.

“The Federal Government has enactment proactive measures successful spot to antagonistic specified efforts,” Mahmoud warned.

The Acting Director of the FCT Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Gloria Dandam, reiterated the government’s zero-tolerance for abscondment.

She stated that guarantors of pilgrims who failed to instrumentality would beryllium held legally accountable.

“We don’t expect immoderate abscondment, but if it happens, the guarantors volition beryllium arrested and prosecuted.

“They signed ineligible documents and volition beryllium held responsible,” she said.

Dandam besides noted that the FCT had maintained an fantabulous grounds successful caller years, with nary cases of pilgrims failing to return. 

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