2020 Christian Pilgrimage To Jordan: No Nigerian Absconded – NCPC
The Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission has announced that it recorded zero cases of abscond of Pilgrims in its 2020 maiden pilgrimage exercise to the Kingdom of Jordan.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Rev Yakubu Pam, who announced this while briefing the media at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international Airport, Abuja, said that the last batch of pilgrims from Delta State made up of about 300 people arrived safely at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Saturday, September 11, 2021 .
Rev Pam also said that the NCPC airlifted over 2000 pilgrims from Plateau, Lagos, Benue, Enugu, Bauchi, Delta states and the FCT.
He thanked God for granting the Commission success in the 2020 Pilgrimage exercise to Jordanand also commended the Jordanian government for the red carpet reception granted to the Nigerian delegation and pilgrims while in the Holy Land.
Pam further said; “We were given first class treatment. Jordan as a perfect example of a peaceful and United Nation where Muslims and Christians live in harmony irrespective of their religious differences”.
The NCPC boss said that Nigerian Pilgrims had gone to see the original baptismal site in Jordan where our Lord Jesus Christ was baptized, adding that they also visited and prayed at Mount Nebo where Moses was shown the promise land, amongst other important Biblical landmark sites.
Pam said that the Holy Land would not be complete without Jordan, adding that it has become one of the pilgrimage destination options of the Commission while Israel remains the major pilgrimage destination of the Commission.
A statement by the Head, Media and Public Relations of the NCPC, Celestine Toruka, said that the 2020 maiden pilgrimage to Jordan commenced on August 24, 2021 with the inaugural flight from the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Heigpang, Jos.
