Usman Muhammad
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has given out 100 Saudi riyals as a Sallah gift to each of the 1,298 pilgrims currently in Saudi Arabia for the 2024 Hajj
The state Amirul Hajj and Emir of Hadejia Dr. Adamu Abubakar Make stated this during a visit to the Pilgrims accommodation in Makkah.
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The Emir explained that, the gesture was to cushion the hardship Pilgrims encountered as a result 400 dollars BTA given to them due to foreign exchange rate.
He appreciated and urged the pilgrims for their prayers on peace and economic stability to the state and the country during the Arafat day.
Dr Adamu Abubakar Maje also appreciated a member of the press team, Alhaji Abba Sa’idu Limawa who found foreign currency in Madina and returned it through the state pilgrims board to National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON.
Also speaking, the Director General Alhaji Ahmed Umar Labbo commended the pilgrims for obeying the laid down rules of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
He called on the pilgrims not to exceed 8kg hand and 32kg luggages.
Some of the pilgrims commended Governor Namadi for the welfare and promised to continue to be good ambassadors of the state while in the holy land.
Governor Namadi had earlier paid one million naira to each pilgrim for the 2024 Hajj exercise.
Paradigm News reports that the leader of the government delegation that accompanied the Amirul Hajj included the state Deputy Speaker and chairman House Committee on Hajj among others.