Bishop Stephen Adegbite has assumed office as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, following his and eight other board appointments by President Bola TInubu, on January 10 2024.
His appointment took effect from 4th January, 2024 and is for a term of five years in the first instance according to the provisions in the NCPC enabling Act of 2007.
The new NCPC helmsman reported at the NCPC Corporate Headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, 31st January, 2024 with two newly appointed board members of the Commission representing North Central and South South geopolitical zones.
Bishop Adegbite told journalists his coming to NCPC is “divine , a new dawn and a renewed hope for the NCPC”
He promised to use his appointment to positively drive the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola TInubu’s administration, adding that he has the cognate experience to lift the Christian Pilgrims Commission to greater heights, having been in the Pilgrimage circle for more than two decades.
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According to him, ” my wealth of experience will be brought to bear in NCPC”.
Bishop Adegbite emphasized that Israel remains the ultimate Pilgrimage destination for all Nigerian Christians and as such he urged every Christian to continue to pray fervently for peace in Jerusalem.
He further maintained said he has every cause to add value to the NCPC and will carry all stakeholders along to the glory of God.
“If I don’t follow the way of Christ, I will be a failure”, he said.
(Editor: Oloyede Oworu)
