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President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday defended Northern Governors who do not sponsor intending Christian pilgrims in their states.
PUNCH reports that the President rose in defense of the Northern Governors after the leader of the Federal Government’s delegation to the 2014 pilgrimage and President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor told the President that all Christian pilgrims from all the states in the North were sponsored by individuals or were self-sponsored.
Responding to Pastor Oritsejafor, the President blamed economic woes for the failure of the Governors to sponsor Christian pilgrimage.
President Jonathan said, ''The only thing I noticed is that various state governments are trying to withdraw from sponsorship of pilgrimage; maybe because of the economic pressure on them. But we will encourage them to do so.
''Luckily, private institutions have shown interest and I believe that religious bodies, individuals and private institutions will gradually begin to key into the pilgrimage operations. So, if sub-national governments relax a little, the gap will be filled up''.
#Oritsejafor
PUNCH reports that the President rose in defense of the Northern Governors after the leader of the Federal Government’s delegation to the 2014 pilgrimage and President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor told the President that all Christian pilgrims from all the states in the North were sponsored by individuals or were self-sponsored.
Responding to Pastor Oritsejafor, the President blamed economic woes for the failure of the Governors to sponsor Christian pilgrimage.
President Jonathan said, ''The only thing I noticed is that various state governments are trying to withdraw from sponsorship of pilgrimage; maybe because of the economic pressure on them. But we will encourage them to do so.
''Luckily, private institutions have shown interest and I believe that religious bodies, individuals and private institutions will gradually begin to key into the pilgrimage operations. So, if sub-national governments relax a little, the gap will be filled up''.
#Oritsejafor
