Executive secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, said the federal government has changed the orientation of Christian pilgrims embarking on religious exercise.
Adegbite disclosed this at the Nigerian House, Tel- Aviv, at a meeting with Israeli pilgrimage leaders and private Christian tour operators in that country.
In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, the deputy director and head of media of NCPC, Mr Celestine Toruka, said that since assumption of office, the focus has been on rebranding the commission and mode of pilgrimage.
He said a new corporate slogan for NCPC is “Service and Satisfaction’’.
The NCPC boss reiterated that, with the calibre of the chairman and members of the commission’s board, it is a new dawn for Christian pilgrimage.
He commended the Nigerian Ambassador to Israel, Mrs Agatha Afoekelu, for her exceptional leadership, stressing, “Leaders are called to serve and not to be served’’.
Earlier, Afoekelu commended NCPC leadership for rebranding the commission and its activities.
She also stressed the need to replicate Israeli agricultural technology in Nigeria, adding, “We need to bring something beneficial home.”
She explained that the Embassy promotes bilateral relations between Nigeria and Israel.
The chairman of NCPC, Rev. Cletus Gotan, expressed optimism that peace would continue to reign in Nigeria and Israel.
