By Ismaila Jimoh, Abuja
No fewer than 250 FCT intending Christian pilgrims to Isreal and Jordan for this year are currently undergoing a screening exercise being organised by the FCT Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (FCT- CPWB).
The screening exercise which is in collaboration with the Nigerian Christian Pligrims Commission (NCPC) was aimed as instrument of determine the legibility of those who have applied for the holy pilgrimage slated between August and September.
This was disclosed by the Director, FCT- CPWB), Gloria Dandam during the commencement of the exercise in Abuja, Tuesday.
Dandam explained that before any of the intending Pilgrims would be allowed to pay for the cost of the trip, they must pass through all the screening stages to ensure total compliance with the extant rules and regulations.
While the board assured that a pre-visit to Israel showed that there was peace to guarantee sufficient safety and security of the Nigerian Pilgrims and officials, it also said that only sites within the safe zones shall be visited.
“ We are having our screening today, our mop-up, because we’ve done the main screening. This is the second one. And our trip is supposed to be in August-September.
“ We might be the second people leaving. So we need to conclude today, so that we forward our list to NCPC for visa issuance. That’s what we are doing today.
“ For the first batch, we screened 140 candidates. Most of them are private. Then today we are screening 110.
She added that, “ Those that are recommended to go for the trip, we will send them messages to pay their money, so that we can conclude and send it all to NCPC”.
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