- By Halimah Olamide
Kano State Governor Kabir Yusuf has announced that his government will subsidize the hajj for each of the 2,900 intending pilgrims for the 2024 pilgrimage.
To this end, government will pay each of the pilgrims sum of N500,000 to ease the burden of the sudden increase by N1.9m the cost of Hajj this year.
The Governor also made this known through his X handle saying his action was necessary because of the sudden increase in the fate for this year.
“Following the sudden increase of N1.9 million Hajj fare increase by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, I have approved a subsidy of N500,000 each for intending pilgrims from Kano embarking on the 2024 pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
“With this, intending pilgrims who have registered and paid the initial total deposit of N4.7million and N4. 5 million with the State Pilgrims Board will now deposit N1.4 million out of the N1. 9 million increase,”
The National Hajj Commission had at the weekend announced the increase in statement released on Sunday by the commission’s spokesperson, Fatima Sanda Usara. The National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) has increased the fare for the year 2024 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia by N1,918,032.91.
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