Nigerians Must Work Together For The Good Of All – Rev Pam Says
BY BOLANLE OLAJIDE, ABUJA – The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev Yakubu Pam, has stressed the need for Nigerians to work together for the greater good of all and the desired unity of the country.
Rev Pam stated this at the weekend in Jos, the Plateau State capital at the post-mortem memorial peace lecture, organized by the International Human Rights Commission in Nigeria in honour of his late mother, Ngo Zimi Pam, who died on January 15, 2022 in Jos at the age of 97 years
While enjoining Nigerians to live in peace and love one another for a better, Pam said; “if we all understand that we need to live well with one another, Nigeria will be a better place for all”.
The NCPC Executive Secretary appreciated the guest speakers and participants who travelled from different parts of the country to grace the event.
Earlier, the Country Head of the International Human Rights Commission in Nigeria and West Africa, Amb. Friday Sani, said the IHRC decided to celebrate late Ngo Zimi Pam for living a life worthy of emulation.
Sani averred that as a global organization, the IHRC is not just proud of Rev Pam, who is the Chairman of the Advisory board of IHRC in Nigeria, but is also proud of the mother that gave birth to him.
He noted that late Ngo Zimi Pam did great things for humanity, adding that her son, Rev. Yakubu Pam is a living product of her good work on earth.
Sani stressed that the idea of a Diplomatic Post Mortem Award in honour of late Ngo Zimi Pam is to prove that recognition is not only for the living but, also for those who contributed positively to humanity while alive.
The Country Head of IHRC said their attention were drawn to Plateau State as a focal point for peace building by one of the indigenes of the State who is a member of IHRC in Nigeria.
Lectures were presented by guest speakers among whom was Sheikh Ahmed Bello from Kaduna State who spoke extensively on the importance of peace and religious tolerance.
Highlight of the event was the presentation and decoration of the Diplomatic Post Mortem Award to late Ngo Zimi Pam which was received by the wife of Rev Pam, Pastor Lucy Pam.
The Country Head, IHRC in Nigeria urged her to sustain the legacies of late Ngo Zimi Pam.
The remains of late Ngo Zimi Pam was laid to rest on February 19, 2022 at Tahei Gyel, Jos South Local Government of Plateau state while Service of Songs was held in her honour on February 18, 2022 at Lagfield Event Hall, Rayfield Jos which was well attended by high profile personalities both within and outside the Nigeria.
