NCPC assures pilgrims of improved services

Abuja Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has given the assurance that it would improve its services in its pilgrimage operations.
The Federal Commissioner representing the FCT on the Commission’s Board, Rev.
Israel Akanji, gave the assurance in Jerusalem recently during a Jerusalem Pilgrims Certificate presentation ceremony.
According to the Commission’s Head of Media, Celestine Toruka, Akanji, who represented the Chairman of NCPC, Pastor Yomi Kasali, and the Executive Secretary, Rev.
Uja Tor Uja, thanked God for the success of the closing ceremony of the pilgrimage circle, saying “in the course of this pilgrimage, we have observed some areas that might need improvement.” He stressed that the benefits surpassed some of the hardships the pilgrims encountered during their pilgrimage journey, adding that the Easter pilgrimage ought to have begun in the first quarter of the year, but was delayed due to visa challenges.
He, nonetheless, appreciated God for the resolution of the problem following the intervention of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr.
Boss Mustapha, disclosing that the Board was worried about the spate of defections of pilgrims during pilgrimage which necessitated their meeting with the Nigerian ambassador to Israel recently.
“The Board members interfaced with the Nigerian Ambassador to Israel to find a way to reduce absconders during pilgrimage,” he said, and advised the pilgrims to always conduct themselves properly as they returned to Nigeria.
Also speaking, the representative of the Conference of States and Chairman, Oyo state Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Bishop Ademola Moradeyo, thanked the NCPC boss for his leadership style.
Earlier, the Chief Executive Officer of Sunway Tours, Israel, Mr. Shimon Levin, thanked NCPC and the pilgrims for “a wonderful pilgrimage experience in the Holy Land.” Levin advised the pilgrims to continue to follow the path way of Christ in everything they “do and be good ambassadors of Christ and Nigeria.” “When you came, each of you was an Ambassador of Nigeria; but when you leave each of you will be Ambassador of Israel,” he said.