Transportation of Kebbi pilgrims to Nigeria begins June 22 –Official

Transport

By Muhammad Lawal

Makkah, June 11, 2024 (NAN) The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board says the transportation of its pilgrims back to Nigeria from Saudi Arabia begins on June 22.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the board on Tuesday set up an 11-man committee on transport.

The committee had also visited the Mu’assasa in Makkah to ensure the conclusion of arrangements for the success of the operation.

NAN recalls that pilgrims from Kebbi were the first to be transported from Nigeria on May 15 to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2024 Hajj exercise.

The Secretary of board, Alhaji Sani Abarshi, led the delegation to Mu’assasa to ensure smooth flow of the exercise.

The secretary assured that arrangements were on top gear towards ensuring the success of the exercise right from the first to the ninth flights, with the first plane  expected to take-off on June 22.

NAN reports that the members of the committee included; Alhaji Usman, Director Personnel Management and Alhaji Umar Ladan, Director, Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

Others were; Alhaji Yahaya Yahaya, Deputy Director, ICT, Alhaji Faruku Jabbo, Assistant Director ICT, Alhaji Misbahu Aliyu-Mai-Mai, Alhaji Sanusi Zaki-Jimsy and Sheikh Kabiru Wasagu, Staff Officer of the board. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

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Edited by Bashir Rabe Mani