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Israel, Rome, Greece Now Designated As Pilgrim Destinations For Nigerian Christians

File picture: Nigerians Pilgrims in Israel | Photo credit: Vanguard Newspaper

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Yakubu Pam has announced that three destinations for christians in Nigeria to perform their annual pilgrimage. They are Israel, Rome and Greece.

Yakubu Pam, who was quoted as having announced the new development today, August 9, when he visited the Jordanian Minister of Tourism and Antiques, Nayef Alfayez, explained that the need to decentralized Christian pilgrim destinations had become necessary to ease the commission too much responsibility of taking Christian pilgrims to all holy sites around the world.

He said that now “Jordan has been officially added to our pilgrimage destinations. This is only possible because the Jordanian government has opened its doors to us.

“The support and co-operation accorded us to ensure a hitch free pilgrimage exercise, especially in the area of visa procurement is impressive. You kept to every promise you made to us and we are grateful.”

The executive secretary said that the new development would further boost relationship between Nigeria as Jordan in the area of peace, tourism, agriculture and technology.

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Earlier, the Jordanian Minister, Alfayez, thanked the executive secretary and his team for their visit.

He commended the Nigerian government and NCPC for considering and adding the holy sites in Jordan as viable pilgrimage destinations.

Alfayez explained that the greatest value the country had cherished as a nation is the peaceful co-existence between the Christians and the Muslims.

“We work together as brothers and we accept each other not minding our religious differences,” he said.

He assured that the Jordanian government would do everything possible to ensure pilgrimage to the country is worthwhile.

In a remark, the Nigerian Ambassador to Jordan, Faruk Yabo, also thanked the Jordanian authorities for their cooperation and support to the success of the pilot scheme of pilgrimage to the country.

Yabo solicited for more cooperation in the area of visa procurement to enable more Nigerians to have the opportunity to visit Jordan so as to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries.

Source: NAN

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