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Amaechi, Defender Of Christian Faith – Ambassador
The governor of Rivers State, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has been described in far away Israel as the Defender of the Christian faith.
The Nigerian Ambassador to Israel, His Excellency S. A. Dada -Olisa, who stated this Wednesday, in Jerusalem at a ceremony for the award of Jerusalem Pilgrim (JP) certificates and penants to about 1,600 Nigerian pilgrims who concluded the pilgrimage in the holy land.
Observing that Amaechi had in the past two years remained the number one among the 36 states governors in the sponsorship of the highest broad-based number of pilgrims to Jerusalem, the Ambassador prayed that “as he propagates of faith, God will bless him.”
Dada-Olisa called on the pilgrims to support the Rivers State governor in his efforts to build a progressive and egalitarian society.
Reiterating the essence, benefits and challenges of the pilgrimage, the Ambassador reminded the pilgrims that their new status would attract greater challenges as all aspects of their lives would be watched.
“It is up to you to choose what path to follow. If you choose the right path, blessings will follow you and your family, if you choose the wrong path, you lose your blessings and become a 419 JP,” he said. According to the ambassador, the new JPs must take home rich doses of love that would affect their society and with which they can attain all goodness and blessings, stressing that, “of all you have seen, affirmed and confirmed, we must radiate God’s love.
In his speech, the Israeli First Deputy Director-General in the Minsitry of Tourism, Mr Ralph Ben Hur expressed Israeli government’s appreciation to the Nigerian government and the government of Rivers State in particular for their age-long partnership, especially in the sponsorship of the pilgrimage to the holy land and stated that, “we will not forget Nigeria”.
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