Vice-President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu approved N90 billion to subsidise the cost of the 2024 hajj pilgrimage.
Shettima spoke on Wednesday during the 2024 inaugural hajj
airlift at the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi
capital.
About 430 pilgrims from the state are scheduled to depart
for Saudi Arabia today.
“You may recall that this year, we had a major challenge in
announcing the final hajj fare for the 2024 Muslim pilgrimage due to
fluctuation in foreign exchange rates,” NAN quoted Shettima as saying.
“President Bola
Tinubu also worked round the clock to control the downward spiral of our local
currency to bring relief to our pilgrims and other Nigerians.
“A move that eventually succeeded in lowering the fare. The
President approved the release of N90 billion to subsidise the cost of pilgrimage
for this year’s hajj.”
The vice-president said Tinubu places great importance on
religious pilgrimage, noting that it plays a crucial role in changing the
social vices of individuals beyond the hajj exercise.
“Due to this high
regard, the government took time to carefully select men of integrity with
administrative acumen and records of selfless dedication to manage the affairs
of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria in the interest of Nigerian
pilgrims,” he said
“Government at the highest level monitors all arrangements
meant for the well-being of our pilgrims both in Saudi Arabia and within the
country before embarking on the journey.
“We are aware of the provision put in place for the safety,
security and comfort of the Nigerian contingent to the 2024 hajj of our
pilgrims.”
Shettima urged Nigerian pilgrims to pray for the progress of
Tinubu’s administration for a better country “we are proud to call our
motherland”.
“Indeed, it is
through our collective prayers and individual contributions that our country
will prosper,” he added.
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Subsidy gone but not on religious activities. You are simply deceiving yourselves. You think we do not know what al these things are all about? The Igbo race and the christian community cannot be silenced.
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