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Delta to spend N2bn on 2026 Christian pilgrimage

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Delta to spend N2bn on 2026 Christian pilgrimage
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The Delta Government has committed more than N2bn to sponsor successful Christian pilgrims to Israel and Jordan for the 2026 pilgrimage programme. The State Commissioner for…

The Delta Government has committed more than N2bn to sponsor successful Christian pilgrims to Israel and Jordan for the 2026 pilgrimage programme.

The State Commissioner for Bureau of Special Duties, Mr Erijo Etacherure, disclosed this in Asaba on Friday.

He said the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission would begin screening intending pilgrims on November 11.

Etacherure spoke while briefing the State Head of Media for the pilgrimage, Dr Latimore Oghenesivbe.

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