By Albert Akota
The Executive Secretary Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev Dr Yakubu Pam has said that the Commission had been given the powers to explore Holy Sites around the world.
He disclosed this over the weekend at the Victor Attah International Airport UYo, during the airlift of intending pilgrims of Cross River state and Ondo state.
He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for given NCPC the enabling environment to exercise the powers given to the Commission by its enabling Act.
He further lauded the two states that were being airlifted from the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, Cross River state and Ondo state for being part of the current Pilgrimage exercise to Israel and Jordan.
He hinted that similar orientation programme being organized at the Victor Attah International Airport, UYo was held in Enugu for the intending pilgrims of Ebonyi State who would join the intending pilgrims of Cross River state and Ondo to make up the third batch of intending pilgrims that would leave the shores of Nigeria tonight to the Holy land of Israel and Jordan.
The NCPC boss further applauded the Governors of the South South for their sponsorship of christians to the Holy land especially in recent time. According to him,” God is using the Governors to advance the Kingdom”.
