Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has commenced registration and payment for the 2021 holy pilgrimage to Mecca and Medinah.
The Executive Secretary of the Board, Alhaji Salau Babatunde, who disclosed this in a statement, indicated that intending pilgrims are to pay initial hajj fare deposit of N1.2 million, in not more than three installments.
The executive secretary implored other intending pilgrims to pay all necessary levies, saying that they would be attended to on a first-come-first-served basis.
He urged them to visit the board at the New Secretariat Complex, Block B, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, for further enquiries.
The statement also announced that the Hajj Savings Scheme, designed for those who intend to build their savings over a period of time towards performing Hajj, had commenced.
Meanwhile, the Executive Director of Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Suleiman Nuhu Kuki, commended the board’s committee handling of the 2019 hajj deposit refund exercise for their commitment, diligence and transparency during the refund exercise carried out across the board’s zonal offices.
Also speaking, the Committee Chairman, who is also the board’s Director of Finance, Alhaji Usman Dalhatu, thanked the executive director for his untiring undertakings in supporting the staff with the enabling environment to operate. Commenting on the disbursement, some of the pilgrims praised Governor Aminu Bello Masari and NAHCON for the refund.
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