Pilgrimage - NCPC Wants FG to Sign Basa With Israel.

Byline: Chinyere Amalu

For Christians to enjoy smooth flight from Nigeria to Israel for pilgrimage, the Federal Government must sign Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with Israeli Government, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Mr. John Kennedy Okpara has said.

Mr. Okpara who made this statement yesterday in Abuja shortly after the sent forth party of one of the Commission's staff, Mr. Anderson Madubike to South Africa for foreign posting, also disclosed that not less than 12,000 pilgrims have successfully performed the holy exercise.

According to him, signing of the agreement between the two countries would enable …