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Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, has appealed to Christians in the state to exercise patience regarding the yearly pilgrimage to Israel due to the lack of peace in the Holy Land.

Governor Bago, who made this statement at the 2024 State Christmas Carol organised by the Niger State Government in conjunction with the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, at the Justice Legbo Kutigi International Conference Hall in Minna, said that allowing pilgrims to travel there would be equivalent to g their death warrants.

Bago, represented by the Deputy Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Afiniki Dauda, noted that the current challenges in the Middle East, particularly in Israel, pose a significant threat to the safety of pilgrims.

He emphasised that the governor cannot, in good conscience, authorise a trip that would put the lives of Christian pilgrims at risk.

“I am not willing to give tickets that would lead to the death of our Christian brothers and sisters,” he said.

“I urge them to be patient and wait until peace returns to the Middle East. The safety of our citizens is paramount, and we will not compromise on that,” he added.

Earlier, in his message, the chairman of the Niger State chapter of CAN, Most Rev Dr Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, had called on Governor Mohammed Bago to consider Christians for holy pilgrimage in the state.

He stated: “I want to take this opportunity to appeal to Your Excellency to consider pilgrimage to Jordan/Israel, Turkey/Jordan, and Rome or Greece, as there is an opportunity at the Federal level for intending pilgrims.”

The CAN chairman urged Christians in the state to continue to pray for the governor while appealing to them to show love and share with others.

https://dailypost.ng/2024/12/22/niger-gov-bago-urges-christians-to-postpone-pilgrimage-to-isreal/?

Loool. Clown

Awwwn
What a caring governor.

MasterJayJay:
Capital of Pakistan is Islamabad.

You say?

What a foolish governor. For the fact that Boko Haram is slaughtering Niger farmers in Shiroro and other local government areas in Niger has not stopped farmers from going to farm

Isreal is way more peaceful than Niger state , the governor should be concerned about security crises in his state than worried about farway Isreal .

ed.

There's war in the Middle East

How dear you Mr governor. Did Muslim postpone their trip to mecca? You had better give them tickets before I call down fire on you from my spiritual center.

This I have seen.

It's true let them postpone it

Israel is still way much more peaceful than Nigeria

Save your advice for yourself

Thanks for the advice sir but such time he has at his disposal should be channeled into making Niger state a competitive state when compared to other states in Nigeria.

It means no harm.
#hisview

Is not all the places are in WAR

I love that Gov he is a pro Christian despite being a moslem






Apalara1 please stop sending me nonsense email.

And he did not to tell others to postpone their hajj the last time because of the bombs flying all over the Middle East?

Anyway the governor was given the alternative to travel to Turkey, Jordan, Greece and Rome. Hopefully he should approve one of them since such journeys are government sponsored.

By the way, why spend such huge sums on pilgrimages? Nigeria needs such funds to make agriculture better.

Isreal is way more safer than Niger state. This governor just doesn't want Christian pilgrims to travel.

This one is more confused than his predecessors... All they do is borrow money and steal allocation and probably empower youths with tricycles.

Jaylord12:


You say?

You no know before?

That's okay. As long as christian money is not used to send leeches to terrorist training ground which is mecca.

Let him mind his business... Our God is protecting us day n night

Is Niger state or even Nigeria more peaceful than Israel?

DrDoc:
Loool. Clown

But he’s telling the truth..

If them go and negative things happens, nah you & your likes go still blame government..

Hyprocites everywhere..

HE CARES MORE FOR PALESTINE THAN FELLOW NIGERIANS OR AFRICANS



FULANI MUST GO

Why going there in the first Place?


F**k christians and Muslims

Umar Bago, will you urge Muslims to postpone going theirs?

The dog that will get lost will wear ear pods when the hunter is calling.

The same applies to Saudi Arabia too

Shawarmagirl:
Umar Bago, will you urge Muslims to prospone going theirs?

He has said his own, whoever wants to risk his or her life should fly to Israel.