Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has asked the FCT Christian Pilgrims’ Welfare Board to as a matter of urgency, commence the early mobilization of intending pilgrims for the next pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
The minister who spoke when he received the report of 2015 Christian Pilgrimage from the FCT Ministerial Delegation in his office at Area 11, Garki I District, Abuja, said that Christians in the FCT need to enjoy fully the number of allocation from the National Christian Commission.
“I encourage you to try as much as possible to meet up whatever allocations that are given to you from the National Christian Commission.
“There are times when it might be a bit challenging for you to even get your right allocation. Usually, decision makers will always have to look back and see what was the historical trend; if historically you have not been meeting up with whatever has been allocated to you, chances are that at the time when you want some increases, you find that it becomes very difficult to get.”
Muhammad Bello advised the Board to encourage people to start saving towards the spiritual journey because the reality now is that it’s not possible for one to just bring out the funds hundred percent at once.
He assured that all the issues raised in respect of last year’s pilgrimage in the report would be looked into and that his Administration would support the Board to achieve all set goals.
The Minister appreciated the Board’s performance during the last year’s Christian pilgrimage to the holy land.
Presenting the report, the leader of the FCT Ministerial Delegation on 2015 Christian Pilgrimage, Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda said that a total of 358 formed the FCT contingent to the 2015 Pilgrimage, adding that 1,200 seats were allocated to the FCT by the National Christian Commission. [myad]
