Prayers the grace sustaining Nigeria, says NCPC boss 

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has emphasised the importance of prayer for Nigeria’s well-being, describing it as the “sustaining grace that keeps the nation intact.”

Bishop Adegbite said this recently during the airlift of the 9th batch of intending Christian pilgrims to Israel and Jordan at the Pilgrims’ Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

“Nigeria is a religious nation, and as such, no amount of money invested in pilgrimage will be a waste because prayer is what is keeping the nation intact. He, therefore, urged the intending Christian pilgrims to always uphold Nigeria and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in prayer while in the Holy Land,” he said.

The NCPC boss praised President Tinubu’s “magnanimity towards both Christians and Muslims, giving them the opportunity to fulfill their pilgrimage obligations in the Holy Land.”

He assured the pilgrims that they would go and come back from the pilgrimage journey spiritually transformed.

This was contained in a press statement released by the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Celestine Toruka.

According to him, “You are going to be spiritually rejuvenated; nobody goes to the holy land and comes back without outstanding testimonies.”

Bishop Adegbite also expressed gratitude to President Tinubu for his support in ensuring that some disadvantaged Christian leaders, both in the North and the South, were given the privilege to embark on pilgrimage without paying for it.

He urged the pilgrims to reciprocate “this good gesture of Mr. President by being good ambassadors of Christ, Nigeria,” and their various states.

Bishop Adegbite expressed optimism in President Tinubu’s ability to deliver Nigeria from its present economic quagmire, stating that “by the time he is done with Nigeria, everyone will feel the impact of his Renewed Hope Agenda.”

The NCPC boss expressed satisfaction with the progress of the 2024 main pilgrimage exercise, and gave the assurance that all logistics had been put in place to ensure that the pilgrims experienced a hitch-free pilgrimage exercise.