The Kaduna State has witnessed its first ever airlift of Christian pilgrims from the state to Israel to perform holy pilgrimage.
The
airlift was witnessed by the state Governor, Dr. Mukhtar Ramalan Yero,
who led other top officials of the State Government to bid the intending
pilgrims farewell.
Speaking at the farewell ceremony, the
Governor said the present administration in the state had increased the
number of Christian pilgrims being sponsored by the state from 468 in
2013 to 567 in 2014, representing a 19% increase.
He said the
state Government was committed to ensuring that all sections of the
state were treated fairly, adding that “we are determined to improve the
well being of our people at all times and we shall remain unbiased in
providing support to the people.”
The governor also cautioned the
pilgrims to be good ambassadors of the country while in the Holy Land
saying “you must not indulge in any action capable of tarnishing the
image of Kaduna State and Nigeria. “I urge you to use the period of
the holy pilgrimage to pray for peace in the country, especially as we
approach the 2015 general elections.”
Governor Yero congratulated
the pilgrims for the opportunity to embark on the divine assignment and
prayed for their safe return from Israel at the end of the pilgrimage.
Also
speaking at the event, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian
Christian Pilgrims Commission, Mr. John Kennedy Opara praised Governor
Yero for his support to the Christian pilgrimage exercise in Kaduna
State.
He said it was through the governor’s commitment that
Kaduna State intending pilgrims could now fly to Israel directly from
Kaduna for the first time since inception of the pilgrimage.
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