I will appreciate impatient readers to read through before commenting because this is what is intending pilgrims are going through right now in Rives State.

In 2013, the Rivers State Government announced that names of intending pilgrims to be sponsored have been published at the Rivers State Christian Pilgrim Welfare Board, and that those who were successful should proceed and buy the form for N12,000 (Twelve Thousand Naira). The intending pilgrims in their enthusiasm rushed and bought the form whilst looking forward to going to the Holy Land against the initial N500 (Five Hundred Naira) sold by previous administration. As if that was not enough they were made to go through rigorous and stressful interview and medical text which they paid N600 (Six Hundred Naira) and N1500 (One Thousand Five Hundred Naira) respectively for the medical, screening announcement was also made that those who intended to sponsor themselves should go to the board and pay undisclosed fee which about 300 persons did. Also those without international passports were asked to get it, those who went for express passports spent as much as N25,000 to N30,000.00 while those who went through normal process spent about N15,000.00 all in the hope of traveling to the Holy Land. They were all given the hope that airlift will begin December of 2013. The said December 2013 came and passed and it was rumoured and was also speculated that they will begin airlifting Easter of 2014, but when that said date came and passed, the intending pilgrims received a text from the Sole Administrator, Rev Monsignor John Wambu to come for a second interview which was later discovered that he intends to screen out pregnant women and those he believed may have died, as at the time of the said interview, another speculation came up that they will airlift 23rd of December of 2014. The most worrisome issue is that their muslim counterpart had already embarked on their hajj to mecca (The Rivers State Government also sponsored it) while the Christian pilgrimage is being postponed always. The next story that came on board was that his Excellency Governor Chibuike Rotimi Ameachi is yet to release money for the trip. This so demoralized all intending pilgrim after more than one year expectation as no news or words were sent across to the intending pilgrim.

Those on the intending pilgrim from the Reverend Fathers Village were so angry that they even faced him with open confrontation, accusing him of using the money to buy his flirts of cars, of which he turned deaf ear. Some went to the Pilgrims Board to question the workers who claims they have no information that everyone should channel their questions to the Reverend Father who intentionally keeps off the board that now looks like a grave yard.

Recently it was discovered by an insider that the Reverend father has dropped all intending pilgrims nominated by all the APC members that have defected to PDP especially the Deputy Governor Engr Tele Ikuru, it was also gathered that the Governor had released the sum of N900,000,000.00 (Nine Hundred Million Naira) to the Reverend Father who had traveled several times to Israel claiming he was going to prepare Visa and make other traveling arrangement, it was later gathered that this was all a delaying tactics on the part of the Reverend Father who wants the new Government to take over and he will then pretend to airlift the intending pilgrim knowing that he will be out and looking for any slightest mistake to abandon the airlifting blaming the Incoming Wike’s administration. Presently the Reverend Father is not willing to give any definite answer to all intending pilgrims, of recent he was quoted telling an intending pilgrim that “this is a privilege not a right, the Governor can do whatever he likes, so is he as the Sole Administrator”. He had even collected additional money from private sponsored persons, after telling them it is as a result of the increase in dollar. All intending pilgrim are now in the dark as they do not know what or who to believe anymore. This administration has barely two days to go. What are we making of the action of a man who proclaims Gods Gospel. A scam or what

Mods, i will appreciate if this will be forwarded to front page viewing so that those concerned may act on it before its too late. Thanks.

Rev. father things; abi make him no join the looting spree for Rivers state. Thank God the abacha in Rivers State would soon leave office. maybe wike would sponsor you guys. take heart.