Clean heart, not pilgrimage will decide our hereafter - Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has noted that "only clean heart , rather than pilgrimage is what will decide our place hereafter."
Governor Oshiomhole stated this on Thursday when he granted audience to the zonal Federal Commissioners and officials of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission at the Government House, Benin City, saying that his administration would not subsidise payment for pilgrimage for citizens of the state.
According to the governor, "for those who want to travel for pilgrimage, we cannot discourage them. But what I am not ready to do is to take tax payers money to subsidise pilgrimage for someone who wishes to go and pray. I have issues with that because people who pay taxes work so hard to pay."
Oshiomhole noted that Edo State was facing so much developmental challenges, hence the inability of his administration to subsidise the money that would be paid by people who want to embark on pilgrimage.
"If you look at the totality of the challenges we face, many are homeless, there are so many communities without water, many schools have been rebuilt and still many more to be done, so many people are unemployed and many are hungry and quite a number are in hospital who are not able to pay their bills. When you look at all these and several other problems, I am of the conclusion that pilgrimage is not a priority," the governor said.
Oshiomhole said "I have a deeper insight into the challenges that confront the Nigerian nation and even Edo State and I have come to the conclusion that pilgrimage is a luxury. Even from the point of view of the poor, a man who has no roof over his head cannot be spiritually uplifted if he goes to Isreal and returns to a state of homelessness".
The governor declared, "it happens to be an issue that I feel very strongly about when we subsidise pilgrimage. I would rather subsidise production, subsidise education; subsidise healthcare because these are central to the survival of our people. So this is an issue to which I have very strong position."
Earlier, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Pilgrim Commission, Mr John Okpara, said they were in Edo State on a sensitisation visit

Clean heart, not pilgrimage will decide our hereafter - Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has noted that "only clean heart , rather than pilgrimage is what will decide our place hereafter."
Governor Oshiomhole stated this on Thursday when he granted audience to the zonal Federal Commissioners and officials of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission at the Government House, Benin City, saying that his administration would not subsidise payment for pilgrimage for citizens of the state.
According to the governor, "for those who want to travel for pilgrimage, we cannot discourage them. But what I am not ready to do is to take tax payers money to subsidise pilgrimage for someone who wishes to go and pray. I have issues with that because people who pay taxes work so hard to pay."
Oshiomhole noted that Edo State was facing so much developmental challenges, hence the inability of his administration to subsidise the money that would be paid by people who want to embark on pilgrimage.
"If you look at the totality of the challenges we face, many are homeless, there are so many communities without water, many schools have been rebuilt and still many more to be done, so many people are unemployed and many are hungry and quite a number are in hospital who are not able to pay their bills. When you look at all these and several other problems, I am of the conclusion that pilgrimage is not a priority," the governor said.
Oshiomhole said "I have a deeper insight into the challenges that confront the Nigerian nation and even Edo State and I have come to the conclusion that pilgrimage is a luxury. Even from the point of view of the poor, a man who has no roof over his head cannot be spiritually uplifted if he goes to Isreal and returns to a state of homelessness".
The governor declared, "it happens to be an issue that I feel very strongly about when we subsidise pilgrimage. I would rather subsidise production, subsidise education; subsidise healthcare because these are central to the survival of our people. So this is an issue to which I have very strong position."
Earlier, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Pilgrim Commission, Mr John Okpara, said they were in Edo State on a sensitisation visit

thegoodjoehunt:
Let us wait and see. I hope he doesn't get sacked. It wasn't his fault that the old board refused to reinforce. Imagine what De Rossi and Van Persie would have brought to this team.

I would also like to see who gets sacked among the players. It will be an adventurous summer for City.

Ok