By YANGE IKYAA

The executive secretary of Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Dr. Yakubu Pam, has been conferred with “Excellent Leadership Award” by chairman of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association Of Nigeria (YOWICAN), Belusochukwu Enwere.

This took place on Wednesday, July 26 during a courtesy call on the NCPC boss at the commission’s corporate headquarters in Abuja, according to a statement issued by Celestine Toruka, who is a deputy director and NCPC’s head of media and public relations.

Pam commended the executives of YOWICAN for the award and for the effective coordination of the activities of the association and inter-faith engagement.

“I am proud of what the leadership of the Youth Wing of CAN is doing, especially in reaching out to our brothers in government,” he said, adding that “if we build our faith in God, we will surely succeed in building our faith in the country”.

The NCPC boss also thanked them for considering him worthy to launch their first ever brand new uniform since the inception of the association.

Pam further affirmed that Christians should rise to own the commission rather than depending solely on government.

Speaking earlier,
the YOWICAN chairman, thanked the NCPC boss for his support for the association over the years, which has been one of the many reasons why he was so deserving of the award.

According to the YOWICAN helmsman, “we have decided to give you this award because of your sterling leadership qualities which you have brought to bear on the commission.”

Enwere explained that since assumption of office in 2020 as the executive secretary of NCPC, Pam has been able to move the commission to greater heights.

He further told the executive secretary that he was the first to unveil YOWICAN’s first ever brand new uniform because he had solidly stood by them. Enwere also explained that the idea of the uniform was borne out of the need to create a visible identity for members of the association.

He described the NCPC boss “as a man who believes in humanity and who believes tenaciously that the young shall grow.”