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NCPC BOSS commends Okowa for sponsoring pilgrims to Holy Land

By Joyce Remi-Babayeju

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev Dr Yakubu Pam has commended the Executive Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa for his consistency in sponsoring Christians on Pilgrimage to the Holy land.
Rev. Pam who was represented by the Director of Mobilization , Chris Udegbunam gave the commendation on 8th August, 2022 during the orientation programme organized by NCPC for intending pilgrims at the Government House, Asaba.

He said ,” my special thanks go to the Executive Governor of Delta State,, His Excellency,Dr Ifeanyi Okowa for his consistency in the sponsorship of christians in the state on Pilgrimage and for advancing the cause of Christianity Pilgrimage in Nigeria.

The NCPC boss also congratulated the intending pilgrims for their level of preparedness both spiritually and physically to embark on the journey of Faith and enjoined them to shun abscondment and warned that the
Commission frowns seriously at it and would do everything humanly possible to discourage it.
He further applauded Governor Okowa for being the only State Chief Executive in South South who sponsored pilgrims to the Kingdom of Jordan in 2021.
Chairman of the Delta State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Most Rev Cyril Odutemu admonished the intending pilgrims to conduct themselves properly while in the Holy land nothing that the Board would not tolerate any form of unruly behavior in the Holy land.
He further advised them not to do anything that would undermine the security of the Host County. Executive Secretary of the Delta State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Apostle Samuel Okoh, charged the intending pilgrims to be good ambassadors of the state and Nigeria .

About 315 intending pilgrims of Delta State were airlifted to the Holy land of Israel and Jordan
Monday 8th, August, 2022 from the Port Harcourt International Airport.

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