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Kogi Hajj Commission emerges 1st to effect full contribution to Hajj savings scheme.

AdminBy AdminMarch 26, 2024Updated:March 26, 2024No Comments2 Mins Read
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,,,, Governor Ododo praises.
,,,,460 intending pilgrims from kogi will perform 2024 Hajj in Makkah & Madina.
By correspondent.

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has commended the Kogi State Hajj Commission for becoming the first state in Nigeria to effect full contribution to the Hajj Savings Scheme by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria to secure clearance for 460 Muslim Pilgrims from the state to perform the 2024 pilgrimage to Makkah.

In a statement issued on Tuesday in Lokoja by Ismaila Isah, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, said Governor Ododo gave the commendation, following reports by the Kogi State Hajj Commission over increment in the 2024 Hajj fares and how Kogi state managed to secure subsidy for its pilgrims on account of the 100 per cent contribution to the Hajj Savings Scheme by the pilgrims,through the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria.

The Governor, who expressed satisfaction with the level of preparation made by the state Hajj Commission, praised the immediate past administration of Alhaji Yahaha Bello for approving the participation of the state in the contributory Hajj Savings Scheme by pilgrims two years ago.

He stressed that his administration would sustain and consolidate on the gains of the scheme.

Governor Ododo also commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his intervention by providing subsidy for Nigerian Muslim pilgrims who were distressed by the increase in the 2024 Hajj fares.

The Governor assured that his administration would continue to partner with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria(HAHCON) to ease the burden of pilgrims from Kogi state through the contributory Hajj Savings Scheme in the state.

Increase in the 2024 Hajj fare, caused by foreign exchange differentials, resulted in over N1.9 million extra charges per pilgrim in Nigeria.
With only Kogi State now fully cleared of the over N800 million that should have been paid all is by its over 460 pilgrims set to perform this year’s pilgrimage to Makkah.
Edited by Dawud Ahmed.

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