Pilgrimage
Abuja, June 5, 2024 (NAN) The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite says the Federal Government has changed the orientation of Christian Pilgrims embarking on religious exercise.
Adegbite disclosed this at the Nigerian House, Tel- Aviv, at a meeting with Israeli pilgrimage leaders and private Christian tour operators in that country.
A statement on the meeting was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, by Mr Celestine Toruka, Deputy Director and Head Media, NCPC.
The executive secretary, in the statement, said since the assumption of office of the current NCPC leadership, the focus had been on rebranding the commission and mode of pilgrimage.
He said a new corporate slogan for NCPC is, “Service and Satisfaction’’.
The NCPC boss reiterated that, with the caliber of the Chairman and members of board of the commission, it is a new dawn for Christian Pilgrimage.
He commended the Nigerian Ambassador to Israel, Mrs Agatha Afoekelu, for her exceptional leadership stressing, “leaders are called to serve and not to be served’’.
Earlier, the Nigerian Ambassador to Israel, Afoekelu commended NCPC leadership for rebranding the commission and its activities.
She also stressed the need to replicate the Israeli agricultural technology in Nigeria, adding, “we need to bring something beneficial home.”
She explained that the reason why the Embassy existed was to promote the bilateral relations between Nigeria and Israel.
The Chairman of NCPC, Rev. Cletus Gotan expressed optimism that peace would continue to reign in Nigeria and Israel.
NAN reports that the pre-visit and retreat for the NCPC board, management, States Pilgrimage leaders, and Private Christian Pilgrimage Operators began on May 31 and will end on June 6. (NAN)
(www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Francis Onyeukwu/Rotimi Ijikanmi
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