NCPC DELEGATION EXPRESSES SATISFACTION FOR ROME, GREECE HOLY SITES INCLUDING HOTEL FACILITIES IN ATHENS

The delegation of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission on a pre-visit tour to Rome and Greece has expressed satisfaction in both countries, particularly with their hotel facilities.

A statement signed by
Celestine Toruka Deputy Director and Head of Media and Public Relations, 22nd December, 2023 said the States Pilgrimage Leaders had on Friday, 22nd December, 2023 inspected some of the hotels in Athens, Greece,  preparatory for the forthcoming Main Pilgrimage exercise slated for early next year.

According to him, The Executive Secretary Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev Dr Yakubu Pam led the inspection team made up of state pilgrimage leaders and managers.

On 21st December, the team inspected holy sites in Corinth and Athens where Apostle Paul had his second Missionary journey.

The team were satisfied with the facilities at the hotels inspected and urged the management to maintain and improve on the standard.

The NCPC boss averred that the Commission would continue to ensure that the welfare of the Nigerian pilgrims is not compromised.

He explained that the Commission and the State Pilgrimage Leaders had resolved to make  Rome and Greece the next pilgrimage destination for the 2023 Main Pilgrimage exercise which would come up early next year, hence the pre-visit tour of the holy sites and hotels in the two countries.

The NCPC delegation and the states’ Pilgrimage Leaders commenced a pre-visit tour of Holy sites and hotels in Rome and Greece on 16th through 23 December 2023.
The team had earlier inspected holy sites and hotels in Rome before carrying out inspections in Athens.

At the end of the pre-visit tour in Greece, the NCPC boss joined the State’s Pilgrimage Leaders and Managers to go home and propagate the good news of the Pilgrimage and ensure they commence the Pilgrimage process in their various states in good time. The statement ended