The Lagos State Government has asked residents who just returned from the pilgrimage to Jerusalem to exhibit godly lifestyle, saying it will make the state a better place for everyone to live in.

The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs, Mrs. Grace Oladimeji, stated this on Thursday during the thanksgiving service for 2015 pilgrimage to the Holy Land at the Chapel of Christ the Light, Alausa, Ikeja.

The Permanent Secretary, who noted that Nigerians displayed courteous disposition when they travelled to other countries, wondered why they failed to do the same in Nigeria.

Oladimeji advised the former pilgrims to continue with the godly virtues and orderliness displayed while in the Holy Land, adding that such could make Lagos a better place for everyone.

She said, “Your neighbours, friends, associates and everyone that knows that you have been to the Holy Land expect some level of spiritual and moral decency from you and as such you must not disappoint them; be a model for them.

“If you could keep the laws and regulations in other countries, same decorum and courtesy should be extended to our own land as well.”

She assured intending pilgrims across the state that the state government would continue to ensure a hitch-free pilgrimage in the subsequent exercise.

The Chairman of the Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Bishop Olusola Ore, expressed optimism that Lagos could also be made a place of choice in tourism with the determination of the new administration in the state.

A zonal pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Tunde Onatuga, in his message, urged Nigerians to trust God to bring about better days in whatever they were passing through.

He said, “The promise of God for restoration applies to every believer who will not relent in trusting God regardless of their challenges or situation.”

The Executive Secretary of the Board, Olayinka Oye-Bamgbose, who called for attitudinal change and civility among Lagosians, said disobedience to rules and regulations in the country was aided by the attitude of those who also kept mute as others flouted the laws.