The Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has denied the claim that the commission appointed Tonto Dikeh as its ambassador for peace.
As reported earlier by eelive.ng, Tonto Dikeh had through her Instagram page shared the news of her appointment as the peace ambassador for the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission.
Reacting through a statement signed on Friday by Celestine Toruka, Head Media and Public Relations NCPC; the commission stated that the claim was a clear misinterpretation of what transpired when Tonto Dikeh paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission Rev Yakubu Pam on Thursday.
The Commission further stated that the claim by her is “spurious, unfounded”; should be “discarded and seen by all Nigerians as a figment of her imagination”.
The statement read “The 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.
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“As the founder of Tonto Dikeh Foundation, she expressed her willingness and interest in partnering with the Commission in the area of peacebuilding. 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 peacebuilding initiatives and in the area of pilgrimage sponsorship to the Holy Land.”
Written by Olusola Oluwatobi