Monday, May 12, 2025 - The first batch of intending pilgrims from Ogun State have arrived Medina, Saudi Arabia.
They arrived at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International
Airport in Medina, Saudi Arabia at exactly 12.45 am.
The intending pilgrims left the Murtala Muhammed
International Airport at about 4p.m on Sunday.
The Amir Hajj, Alhaji Samsudeen Apelogun, the Consultant to
the Governor on Islamic Affairs, Sheik Iskeel Lawal Sugar and the Executive
Secretary of the Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Ajibola Taiwo
in their separate speeches appreciate the support of the state Governor for
this year’s hajj.
Addressing the pilgrims before their departure, Apelogun
urged them to conduct themselves with utmost discipline and integrity.
He noted that they were not only representatives of Ogun
State but also ambassadors of Islam and Nigeria as a whole.
The Amirul Hajj had given financial succour to the state’s
675 intending pilgrims to enable them to meet the $500 requirement for their
journey to the Holy Land.
Apelogun said he gave N3,375,000 to the intending pilgrims
to ease their burdens following the increase in the dollar exchange rate, which
significantly impacted the financial obligations of prospective pilgrims.
The Executive Secretary of the Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims
Welfare Board, Taiwo Ajibola, said the financial support was done personally by
the Amirul Hajj and had in turn lightened the burden on the pilgrims.
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