NCPC, CAN PUT IN STRINGENT MEASURES TO STAMP ABSCONDMENT DURING 2020 PILGRIMAGE


NCPC, CAN put stringent measures to stamp abscondment during 2020 pilgrimage

By Ladi Emmanuel



The Executive Secretary, Nigeria
Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), and Chairman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Northern Nigeria, Rev. Yakubu Pam said the Commission has put in place stringent measures to stemp corruption and abscondment during the 2020 pilgrimage.

Rev. Pam stated this while declaring open the 2020 General Staff retreat in preparation for the 2020 Christian pilgrimage with a theme: "The total transformation" held at the Crest Hotel in Jos Plateau State, Thursday.


He said the onlytreat would discussed extensively the six point agenda of the Commission which has among other issues the fight against corruption and how to redeem the image of Nigeria at the international level.


"The 2020 pilgrimage will start this year and end in June, 202. We want to make sure that we have the best screening so that we will be able to fish out those that are planning to abscond.

"We need enough time to move from one state to another for the screening so that we will not fall into the past history where there are abscondment and other issues."

Rev. Pam said that there is no ban on pilgrimage due to COVID-19 pandemic, saying "once the host country is ready and Nigeria Government is ready, we will commence the exercise.

"This is just to go an pray, we are waiting on the host country, Israel because of the COVID-19 pandemic but we are getting positive signals that things are getting better over there.


"We are putting our heads over here at home to ensure that the issue of COVID-19 is handled properly, issues of abscondment will be handle properly more so that I am a new person and I must make sure that I deliver on my mandate."

The Director administration, Mr Barnabas Ali chief press secretary of the Commission Celestine both said at the end of the retreat they would be able to come up with meaningful ideas that will moved the commission to its greater heights and promised to put in their best during the retreat.

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