The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has said that no fewer than 50,000 Nigerian intending pilgrims out of the 95000 slots allocated will perform the 2024 hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This was contained in the speech of Jalal Arabi, the Executive Chairman of NAHCON, at a news conference held at Hajj House on Friday in Abuja.
”This year’s Hajj preparations is one of the most difficult and peculiar one.
”You know in the past, we had the luxury of time to prepare at our own pace; but this time around, the host which is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia came up with the timeline that we have to work within,” he said.
He also revealed that the Federal Government intervened in so many ways, especially with policies to support the commission to ensure that things did not go south.
“I make bold to say that there were series of interventions that government made in terms of policies to ensure that there is no unnecessary tension in the nation.
”Government has a responsibility to keep the nation one, devoid of chaos and rancour,” he said.
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