Pilgrimage to Jordan: NCPC boss Pam vows zero abscondment

The executive secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Yakubu Pam, has given the assurance that the Commission’s planned pilgrimage to Jordan would record zero abscondment this time around.

He made the vow recently in Abuja in an interview with journalists, according to a press statement issued Wednesday by the Commission’s media unit.

He described the pilgrimage to Jordan as “a spiritual journey that will be well-coordinated” and that the pilgrims would return back to the country safely.

Rev. Pam reiterated that the Commission would strictly observe the Covid-19 protocols required for “all pilgrims in Nigeria as well as the host country,” adding that the Commission’s maiden pilgrimage to Jordan would begin this month.

According to him, the Commission’s pilgrimage to Israel would begin as soon as Israel’s airspace is opened for international travels.

He said: “Pilgrimage to Jordan is not the regular pilgrimage programme of the Commission, but a pilgrimage destination option. One cannot separate pilgrimage from peace. Without peace, pilgrimage will not strive. More so, pilgrimage engenders peace among people,” he said.