The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board is set to conduct the first phase of education and orientation exercise for Intending pilgrims for this year’s hajj.
The Director of the Board, Mallam Abubakar Adamu Evuti, who disclosed this in an interview in Abuja, said that the orientation exercise was billed to take place on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th February 2024 at the FCT Permanent Hajj camp located at Basan Jiwa close to the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.
According to the Director, Islamic scholars have already been mobilized for the exercise to prepare the intending pilgrims to achieve an acceptable Hajj.
Mallam Evuti explained that the exercise would be conducted in phases as usual to enable the intending pilgrims get enlightened on the hajj rites as well as new policies introduced for this year’s Hajj by the Saudi Authorities and National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
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He advised intending pilgrims from the Territory for this year’s Hajj to participate in all programmes organized by the Board aimed at assisting them to attain acceptable hajj.
The Director also warned all intending pilgrims who are yet to return their completed application forms or submit their international passports to do so to enable the Board commence the process of their travel documents.
He stated that only intending pilgrims who deposited up to the minimum threshold of N4.5 million and above would be shortlisted for this year’s exercise at the expiration of the deadline set for the registration of 2024 by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
