Ugwuanyi’s dedication to building Enugu people’s faith outstanding – Pilgrims Commission

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has been commended for his dedication to building the faith of the people of the state through his administration’s constant sponsorship of indigenes to the Holy Lands of Israel and Jordan.

Governor Ugwuanyi was also commended for always putting Enugu in the front position among States in the country that embark on Christian pilgrimage.

The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Rev. Dr. Yakubu Pam, made the commendations on Friday, in Enugu, during the National flag-off of the December 2022 Christian Pilgrimage, which witnessed the airlifting of 300 pilgrims to the Holy Lands of Israel and Jordan, sponsored by the Governor Ugwuanyi’s administration.

Speaking at the event, the NCPC Executive Secretary said that Enugu State has always been number one in the national exercise, stressing that the state is the first to commence the December Pilgrimage in the country.

Rev. Dr. Pam described Governor Ugwuanyi as “the governor of the masses, who brought Israel and Rome to Enugu State, a man of peace and a man that his people love so much”.

He maintained that “Enugu State will always be number one.”

He disclosed that “the first flight that is going to airlift people to the December Pilgrimage touched down first in Enugu and it is in the airport now waiting for you (pilgrims).”