Operation
By Salisu Sani-Idris
Madinah (Saudi Arabia), June 12, 2024 (NAN) The House of Representatives Committee on Muslim Pilgrimage says the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has transformed the operations of the pilgrimage this year.
The Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Jafar Mohammed, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
He spoke to NAN shortly after members of the committee inspected the Niger and Katsina states pilgrim’s accommodations and feeding arrangements.
‘’We are here to supervise and see what is really happening on ground; regarding the wellbeing of Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. To see how secure and protected are they.
‘’And to the glory of God, with what we have seen based on our interactions with the pilgrims, NAHCON is doing very well.”
He, however, said that if the committee observed that “there is something going wrong, it will ensure that the right thing is done through appropriate corrections.
“But in a situation where we have seen progress, we must commend the efforts of the person and organisation that is responsible for this kind of tremendous progress.”
The Chairman said that right from the beginning of the transportation of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, NAHCON had performed very well.
He also lauded NAHCON efforts for beating the Saudi Arabian 72 hours deadline for entering of pilgrims before the closure of its air space.
“This is a total departure from what we used to see and we have to appreciate the NAHCON under the leadership of Malam Jalal Arabi for that success.”
He called on Nigerian pilgrims to use the hajj period to pray for peace, progress and development of the country.
“We need every pilgrim to put our country first in prayers before any other thing so that we can have peaceful coexistence within ourselves and attain economic prosperity.” (NAN)
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Edited by Ismail Abdulaziz
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