Nigeria: Pilgrims' Commission Flags Off Easter Pilgrimage

16 February 2013

Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims' Commission, Mr. John Kennedy Opara, said yesterday at a media parlay in Abuja that the 2013 Easter Pilgrimage exercise will commence on February 25.

He said about 2,650, including self sponsored pilgrims are expected to participate in the exercise. Opara stated that pilgrimage is not for leisure where comfort is assured but a spiritual exercise.

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