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The Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (CNPC) has denied appointing Tonto Dikeh as an ambassador for peacebuilding.
The Nollywood actress took to her Instagram account on Friday to announce that she is now “a proud ambassador for the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (CNPC) for peacebuilding.”
She also urged her supporters to pray for her as she embarks on peacebuilding in the nation’s six geopolitical zones because peace is essential.
The news, however, prompted reactions from Nigerians on social media who were of the opinion that the controversial actress is not the right fit for the job due to her lifestyle.
Reacting, the CNPC in a statement released Friday disowned the appointment.
The statement read:
The Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission NCPC would like to declare that King Tonto Dikeh paid an official courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Rev. Yakubu Pam, on February 25, 2021 at Headquarters of the Commission in Abuja.
“As the founder of the Tonto Dikeh Foundation, she expressed her willingness and interest in partnering with the Commission in the area of peacebuilding.
“She also took advantage of the visit to congratulate the boss of the CNPC for his positive and relentless peace initiatives across the country.
“However, we are suddenly clouded by the actress’s claims that she has been officially appointed Ambassador of Peace by this great Commission. This claim has gone viral in the media.
“The Commission frowns at this statement which is a clear misrepresentation of what happened and wishes to declare it to be false information.
“The fact remains that the CNPC Executive Secretary never appointed Tonto Dikeh CNPC Peace Ambassador.
“Nevertheless, we appreciate his desire to partner with us in our peacebuilding initiatives and in the area of sponsorship of pilgrimages to the Holy Land.”
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