Sokoto state will start airlifting intending pilgrims from the state on Sunday (tomorrow).
The Permanent Secretary in the Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Shehu Muhammad Dange, revealed this in an interview with newsmen on Saturday. According to him, the state has a total number of 2,404 prospective pilgrims.
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He said that already, the board has secured visas and Basic Transport Allowance (BTA) for 1000 intending pilgrims.
“Our pilgrims have taken their COVID-19 vaccines and they are all within the acceptable age bracket outlined by the Saudi authorities,” Dange stated.
He added that adequate arrangements had been made for the success of this year’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Makkah. “We made adequate at home and in the Holy land. We secured convenient accommodation for our pilgrims.”
Meanwhile, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has appointed the Speaker of the state House of Assembly as the leader of the state delegates for this year’s Hajj exercise.
