22 CSOs Applaud Pam’s Transparent Leadership At NCPC

A coalition of 22 civil society organisations (CSOs) has passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), describing the last two years under Rev Yakubu Pam as groundbreaking.

The CSOs passed the vote of confidence on Pam at a world press conference in Abuja. The groups said Rev Pam has instilled transparency, accountability and probity in the commission.

The groups, under the aegis of the Coalition of Civil Society for Transparency and Good Governance, while appraising Pam’s two years as executive secretary, said the revered cleric has repositioned the Christian body with purposeful leadership.

Reeling out some of Pam’s achievements, Princess Ajibola said he has expanded the frontiers of Nigeria Christians’ pilgrimage to other Holy Lands, including Jordan, Rome, Italy and Greece with no pilgrim absconding.

She said Pam has also proven to be a worthy ambassador and advocate of peace who has laid a road map for integration in the country irrespective of religious or cultural affiliations through his advocacy for peaceful co-existence, unity and national integration.

“For only two years in office, Rev Yakubu Pam has demonstrated purposeful leadership and transformed the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) into a very vibrant commission. Before he was appointed the executive secretary, the pilgrimage of the commission was limited to the holy sites of Israel, which suffered a setback in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic following restrictions on international travel, including a pilgrimage to Israel. In his capacity and competence, Rev Yakubu has expanded the frontiers of Nigeria Christians’ pilgrimage to other Holy Lands, including Jordan, Rome, Italy and Greece. During the pandemic and for the first time in the commission’s history, Rev Yakubu Pam was able to airlift Nigerian pilgrims to Jordan, recording zero abscondment,” Ajibola said.