Executive Secretary Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, NCPC, Rev Yakubu Pam has said that the Commission would flag off its 2021 main pilgrimage exercise to Jordan and Israel in Abuja on 15th June, 2022.
The was announced yesterday by the NCPC boss in Abuja during a virtual meeting with states’ pilgrimage leaders and managers.
He said: “The inaugural flight will comprise the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bayelsa and other essential service providers, such as the medical personnel, consulars, among others.”
In a statement by the commission’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Celestine Toruka, the NCPC boss explained that about 360 intending pilgrims would make up the first batch.
Pam said the airlift of the second batch of the pilgrimage will be on June 24, 2022 in Abuja and would comprise the FCT, Bauchi and Nasarawa states’ contingents.
He added that the commission ought to have begun the airlift of intending pilgrims on May 31, 2022, but was shifted due to operational reasons.
Pam also hinted that the 2021 main pilgrimage route would go through Nigeria, Jordan, Israel and back to the country.
