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By Murtala Adewale, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
05 June 2024 | 9:42 p.m.
Pilgrims from Lagos and Rivers states presently observing the 2024 hajj workout successful the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia person been offered peculiar payment involution to easiness their spiritual regular successful the beatified land. Essentially, Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu has approved payments for sacrificial rams, monetisation of Ihram apparel arsenic good arsenic ziyyarah (visitation) to humanities sites…
HajjPilgrims from Lagos and Rivers states presently observing the 2024 hajj workout successful the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia person been offered peculiar payment involution to easiness their spiritual regular successful the beatified land.
Essentially, Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu has approved payments for sacrificial rams, monetisation of Ihram apparel arsenic good arsenic ziyyarah (visitation) to humanities sites successful some Makkah and Madinah for Lagos State pilgrims.
Just arsenic his counterpart from Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, granted support for further USD$300 to each pilgrim from Rivers, isolated from their USD$420 Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) already paid to some authorities sponsored and backstage pilgrims.
The states’ involution came arsenic the Saudi Arabia ministry of wellness donated 300 units of Malaria Test Kits to National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) arsenic portion of measures to heighten wellness load of pilgrims successful the beatified land.
The donation targeted to facilitate aboriginal diagnosis and punctual attraction of objective information of pilgrims, a bilateral enactment that indicates the level of earned assurance of the Kingdom’s Health Ministry by the NAHCON wellness facilities.
Just fewer days ago, the Kingdom approved cognition of 3 objective centres by managed by NAHCON successful Makkah to heighten wellness of Nigerian pilgrims during the spiritual exercise.
Lagos authorities Amir-ul-Hajj for 2024, Olanrewaju Ibrahim Layode, disclosed the Governor’s motion connected Tuesday portion addressing the pilgrims astatine Alsaad Flower Hotel 2, Misfalla, Makkah.
Layode who doubles arsenic Commissioner for Home Affairs noted that Governor Sanwo-Olu besides gave each pilgrims different 100 Saudi Riyals arsenic pouch wealth for their enactment successful Muna and Arafah successful summation to the $100 shortfall successful the Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) for pilgrims connected the 3rd and distant batches who are yet to cod theirs.
He emphasised that helium came on with the monies to fulfill each the pledges for the pilgrims connected behalf of Mr. Governor, stressing that they needed to bash was to reciprocate the benignant gestures with fervent prayers for Governor, his lawman and the authorities successful general.
A connection by adjunct director, Lagos Pilgrims Welfare Board, Taofeek Lawal the Commissioner appealed to the pilgrims to comply with the rules and regulations dispersed retired by the Saudi authorities successful respect of this year’s Hajj rituals.
While bidding farewell to Rivers State contingents astatine the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Governor Fubara emphasised that the pilgrims should prosecute successful peculiar prayers that volition bring blessings and improvement to the authorities and the country.
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