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NCPC boss enjoins intending pilgrims to shun pleasure, pray for Nigeria

By Joyce Remi- Babayeju

The Executive Secretary Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Dr. Yakubu Pam has enjoined intending pilgrims to shun pleasure but to pray for Nigeria.

Rev. Pam made the appeal at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja yesterday when 300 intending
pilgrims were departing to Israel and Jordan.

He also urged them to pray for peaceful and successful elections in the country.

He said ,” seek for prayers and not pleasure ,continue to pray for peaceful coexistence of the nation while in the Holy Land.”

“This is the 7th and last batch before the general elections and I believe you are going to seal up all the prayers other pilgrims and Nigerians have made for the country.”

The Executive Secretary cautioned them against smuggling illicit substances to the Holy land and any act that would tarnish.

“You must avoid anything that will tarnish the image of the country while carrying out your spiritual activities in the Holy land,” he added.

The NCPC boss expressed happiness that pilgrims from other States had returned to Nigeria without any negative incident after their visit to the Holy Land.

“I pray you all returned without any single case of abscondment,” Pam said.

Director FCT Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mr Audu Dabara , told the intending pilgrims that the exercise was a path way to eternity with some challenges, but at the end of the spiritual exercise they would have cause to rejoice.

He urged them to be orderly and to keep to all rules and pray fervently for a better nation.

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