Anietie Udobit, Lagos
The first batch of Lagos State Christian pilgrims returned safely to Lagos on January 1, 2025, around 10:00 p.m. following a successful pilgrimage exercise to Israel and Jordan.
At the welcome ceremony, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission expressed his joy at the exercise’s success, noting that the journey began and ended in joy. He hoped other states would follow suit.
He said, “We thank God for the safe landing of our people who went to the Holy Land; we thank God for bringing them back, and they arrived on the first day of the first month in 2025; they have brought blessings into the country.
“They have prayed for 10 days, and we pray that all their prayers will be answered; we pray that they will be good ambassadors for the country.
We also use this medium to appreciate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and His Excellency Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for their immense support through the pilgrimage journey. We pray that all their plans and reforms result to great and huge success,” he said.
