Finally Nigerian Christians To Begin Pilgrimage To Israel, Jordan, Rome First Quarter 2022

Keeping to his promise to walk the talk, the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Yakubu Pam is poised to commence the 2021 main pilgrimage to Israel, Jordan and Rome in first quarter of the year 2022.

The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Rev. Dr. Yakubu Pam made made the revelation Wednesday, during an interactive session with a media establishment.

The confidence is not unconnected with the effort of the Commission in massive sensitisation on COVID-19 protocol and partnerships with some strategic medical establishments that specialist in diagnosis and disease prevention.



The NCPC boss stated that the Commission would ensure that the 2021 main pilgrimage exercise would experience a hitch free operation.

Speaking in retrospect over the the last pilgrimage, he maintained that the 2020 maiden pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Jordan was a huge success.

He counted as the Kingdom of Jordan pilgrimage as a test case for the capacity of the Commission to manage the challenges of the time.

He recounted that the Jordan pilgrimage exercise took place at the peak of the global pandemic.



He said the pilgrimage recorded Zero abscondment of pilgrims, a feat that had not been feasible in our pilgrimage experience of about a decade.



Rev. Pam posited that because of the huge success recorded in Jordan pilgrimage, countries like Israel and Turkey are now eager to work with the Commission which is a healthy development for the growth of our Christian Pilgrimage.



The NCPC helmsman further threw more light on the pilgrimage route for the 2021 pilgrimage which according to him, “would start from Israel to Jordan while the Rome package will start from Rome to Israel”.



He revealed that the Commission would make every effort to raise as much as 10,000 intending pilgrims for the 2021 main pilgrimage.



The NCPC Chief Executive also hinted that the Commission as part of its preparation for the 2021 pilgrimage, would embark on the State of Readiness visit to Israel with the State pilgrimage Leaders by the end of January, 2022. He explained that the visit would afford them the opportunity to inspect the Hotels as well as the Holy Sites in Israel.



He further disclosed that the Commission would ensure that it meets with the requirements of international travels in line with the guidelines of the Federal Government and the Israeli authorities on COVID-19 protocols.



To this end, he intimated that the Commission had embarked on the administration of the COVID-19 booster doses for staff who had taken the first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine which would be extended to the intending pilgrims in the states.



In this connection, he further stated that the selected members of the Federal Medical team for the 2021 main pilgrimage were ready and they would be able to render effective medical care for our pilgrims during pilgrimage.