Tinubu warns Nigerian pilgrims to Israel, Jordan against abscondment

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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

ABUJA —-PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has warned Nigerians going for pilgrimage successful Israel and Jordan against aboscondment, saying determination is nary state similar Nigeria.

The President gave the informing erstwhile helium officially flagged disconnected the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission’s, NCPC delayed Easter Pilgrimage workout to Israel and Jordan astatine Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport successful Owerri, Imo State capital.

President Tinubu, who was represented astatine the flag-off ceremonial by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, emphasized the value of pilgrimage arsenic a spiritual travel of faith.

He commended the Executive Secretary of NCPC, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, for his innovative enactment and palmy behaviour of 4 pilgrimages to the Holy Land.

The President besides praised Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State for his enactment of the pilgrimage program, noting that the Governor has sponsored 1,000 pilgrims successful 2023 and different 1,000 this year.

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Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, quoted President Tinubu arsenic saying: “You should not contemplate abscondment successful your minds due to the fact that determination is nary state similar Nigeria.”

In his remarks, the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma expressed his delight astatine the flag-off ceremony.

He said: “As you travel to the beatified land, transportation Nigeria astatine heart, commune for peace, commune for Mr. President, for further and incremental contented by God.”

The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Oti, represented by his Chief of Staff, Pastor Caleb Ajagba, congratulated the intending pilgrims and emphasized the value of pilgrimage arsenic a travel of spiritual rebirth.

The Executive Secretary of NCPC, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, commended the President and Governor Uzodimma for their enactment and urged the intending pilgrims to beryllium bully ambassadors of Christ and Nigeria.

He besides thanked the SGF for his effectual supervisory relation implicit the Commission.

About 350 intending Christian pilgrims from Imo and Abia States were airlifted for the archetypal clip successful the past of Christian pilgrimage successful Imo State to the Holy Land from the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri.

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