By Dada Ahmed.
The Niger State pilgrims have been urged to remain good ambassadors of the State while in Madina.
This is contained in a statement signed by Hassan D Idris, Chief Information Officer, Niger State Pilgrims Welfare Board and a copy made available to The Reporters in Lokoja on Monday.
The Executive Secretary of the State pilgrims welfare Board, Alhaji Umar makun Lapai,gave the advice while addressing pilgrims before their departure from Makkah to Madina on Monday.
The Executive Secretary, however, maintained that the Board was certified with the good conduct of the pilgrims so far and called on them to keep the positive behaviour up.
Lapai further advised the pilgrims to be very careful with activities at Madina, especially money spending, reminding them that life is more expensive in Madina than Makkah.
Makun also advised that unlike in Makkah where the pilgrims were under the watchword of the state pilgrims welfare Board,the pilgrims in Madina were handled by the National Hajj commission.
He stressed that they would find themselves amongst other state pilgrims in the same hotel,unlike in Makkah where the Niger State pilgrims were accommodated in one hotel.
He then advised the pilgrims to be patient and leave in harmony with one other, adding that they would stay in Madina for three or four days before returning home.
