Mr Lazarus stated, “We came to be blessed here and launched forth here.”
The group cited Nigeria’s four per cent women representation in governance as a major barrier to sustainable development.
He urged intending pilgrims to regularly study their induction materials.
The first batch of Muslim pilgrims from Ogun has safely arrived in Saudi Arabia for the 2026 hajj exercise.
Mr Mutfwang expressed worry over the increasing societal ills such as child trafficking and drug addiction in the state.
The case began in 2021, following a petition by a former member.
He said all necessary arrangements are progressing as planned.
Essa Suleiman, the Somalia-born Brit who stabbed two Jewish men in London on Wednesday, has been charged with attempted murder.
Fifteen worshippers at the Christ Apostolic Church were kidnapped on Tuesday during a night vigil.
A statement by CAN president, Daniel Okoh, on Wednesday, described the kidnapping as a “brutal assault on shared humanity and the sanctity of life”.
