Press Release
The Director General, Jigawa State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Ahmad Umar Labbo has announced 4.699 million as final 2024 Hajj fare for the jigawa state intending pilgrims.
The DG announced this at Dutse the state capital during a press briefing on Saturday which he said the call become necessary due to the fact that national Hajj commission nahcon (NAHCON) has fixed 12th of this month for all intending pilgrims to balance their Hajj fare
“On behalf of the Jigawa State government I hereby announced the sum of 4.699 million as final 2024 Hajj fare for Jigawa State intending pilgrims and call on them to balance their 199,000 Hajj fare before 12th February, 2024”. The director then call on all zonal officers to work hand in hand with centre officers to intimate their intending pilgrims on the new development so that they can be able to meet the deadline given by NAHCON.
He said that the board have gone far in all its arrangements, in which the weekly preaching for intending pilgrims have already began and the daily preaching will start on 1st April 2024.
He added that under his leadership the board has organized an induction course to be held on 6th February, 2024, for the newly 27 local government centre officers appointed by his Excellency the Executive Governor of Jigawa State Mallam Umar Namadi FCA.
Finally, the director general thanked the Almighty Allah, and the Jigawa State governor for all the supports giving to the board at all times and also the national Hajji commission (NAHCON) for its commitment towards ensuring that the Nigerian pilgrims get the best treatment during Hajj exercise.
Murtala Usman Madobi
Public Relations Officer
Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board.
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