THE Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) on Tuesday, received the last batch of pilgrims at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport on Tuesday after completing the pilgrimage exercise in Israel. Receiving the pilgrims, the Executive Secretary of NCPC Reverend Tor Uja said the last pilgrimage exercise was the best as the Commission did not record any death, casualty or abscondment of pilgrims. He said that subsequent pilgrimage would focus more on bringing agriculture and technology ideas from Israel and other countries by the pilgrims and replicate them in Nigeria. On visa delay, Reverend Uja said they NCPC would continue to meeting with the Israeli to ensure that visas of intending pilgrims arrive at least one week before departure. “We will still hold meetings with Israel, but I think also this time around, the visa regime has been a lot more friendly because before, the visas will arrive when we are at the airport, but now we have it several days before the flight date.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 12, 2019 11:37 UTC