Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission denies appointing Tonto Dikeh as its ambassador

 

On Friday, 27th February, 2021, Actress, Tonto Dikeh took to her Instagram page to share the news backed up with photos claiming that she has been appointment as Peace Ambassador by the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission. Read here..

Some hours later, the commission released a statement denying the claim made by Tonto Dikeh. According to the statement, Tonto Dikeh was only on a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Rev. Yakubu Pam where she stated that she wished to partner with the commission in area on peace building.

Read the statement below;

"The Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission NCPC wishes to state in categorical terms that King Tonto Dikeh paid an official courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission Rev Yakubu Pam on 25th February, 2021 at the corporate headquarters of the Commission in Abuja.

As the founder of Tonto Dikeh Foundation, she expressed her willingness and interest in partnering with the Commission in the area of peace building.

She equally cashed in on the visit to commend the NCPC boss for his positive and relentless peace initiatives across the country.

However, we are suddenly inundated with claims from King Tonto Dikeh herself that she has been officially appointed as Ambassador of peace by this great Commission. This claim has gone virile in the media.

The Commission frowns at this claim which is a clear misrepresentation of what transpired.

The fact remains that the Executive Secretary of NCPC never appointed King Tonto Dikeh an Ambassador of Peace for NCPC and this was not part of her visit therefore this claim by her is spurious, unfounded and should be discarded and seen by all Nigerians as a figment of her imagination.

Nevertheless, we appreciate her desire to partner with us in our peace building initiatives and in the area of pilgrimage sponsorship to the Holy Land."

Signed:

Celestine Toruka

Head Media and Public Relations NCPC

26th February, 2021.