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Rev. Yakubu Pam, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), said the Christian pilgrimage, notwithstanding obstacles, had flourished under his leadership.
Pam made this statement while receiving delegations from the Public Complaints Commission in his office at the NCPC headquarters in Abuja.
A statement signed by the Deputy Director/ Head Media and Public Relations, Mr Celestine Toruka on Saturday, said the administration of the NCPC boss had faced challenges since his assumption of office in 2020.He said this happened at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to other challenges which were both internal and external.
According to him, in spite of all the hurdles, his administration had spent over three years in the saddle and conducted six pilgrimage operations successfully.
The NCPC boss thanked his guests for their support and commendation over the little efforts he had made in the commission.
Earlier, the Chief Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission (PCC), Mr Abimbola Ayo-Yusuf, explained that the establishment of the PCC was driven by the decadence, inefficiency and bureaucratic corruption that characterised the Nigerian public service in the 1970s.
Ayo-Yusuf added that by its statutory provisions, the commission was vested with the responsibility of curbing and correcting all forms of unholy practices which could impede good governance.
“This goes to show that government’s desire to improve service delivery in the public service has come a long way with the establishment of the Public Complaints Commission,” he said.
He disclosed that the visit was to seek collaboration and cooperation with the NCPC to ensure best service delivery and transparency in conducting government business which was in furtherance of the commission’s advocacy to seek collaboration and support from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
He said this was with a view to executing its mandate which to bring about reduction in the avalanche of complaints from members of the public and ensure good governance.
The commissioner commended the executive secretary, saying “I have been following with keen interest all your activities since you assumed office which have indicated your true and purposeful leadership.
“Your periodic nationwide peace advocacy tour alone is a pointer that you are a man of peace, a bridge builder and a beacon of hope not just for the Christian community, but also for the country at large”.
He mentioned some complaints that bordered on the activities of NCPC which specifically concerned delay in transporting pilgrims and absconding of Nigerians while on pilgrimage.
Accordion him, “these developments are indeed becoming worrisome and need all hands to be on deck to curb them”.He further mentioned that the doors of the complaints commission remained widely opened for synergy now and in future with the hope that the relationship would be productive and beneficial to both organisations.
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