193 Christian pilgrims in Northeast Adamawa depart for Jordan
By Abbas Musa
Kanempress
27th December 2022
No fewer than 193 Nigerian Christian pilgrims from Taraba and Northeast Gombe States would be transported to Jordan through the Yola International Airport for the 2022 pilgrimage.
The Executive Chairman of the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Rev. Yakubu Pam, made this known while addressing the intending pilgrims at the point of departure in Yola on Monday.
Reverend Pam said 164 pilgrims were sponsored by the Taraba State Government and 29 from Gombe, out of which three of them were self-sponsored, saying the pilgrims would also visit Jerusalem for the ritual.
He charged the pilgrims to be good ambassadors of Nigeria while on visits to numerous historical sites
at the Holy land.
Reverend Pam advised them to endure and persevere the rigors of the religious engagements.
He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for regular support to the National Christian Pilgrims Commission, stressing it would continue to support government policies and programmes.
Reverend Pam called on the pilgrims to pray for continued peace and stability of Nigeria, in terms of the current security challenges bedeviling the nation, especially now that the 2023 general elections were fast approaching.
“Any pilgrim who decides to abscond and not return to Nigeria would definitely be apprehended and sanctioned appropriately,” he said.
