By; ABBAS SHEHU, Bauchi
As the fifteen-man Bauchi State Amirul-Hajj Committee set to commence responsibilities vested on it by the state government, it expressed determination to ensure adequate welfare of all intending pilgrims from the state to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This was made public by Alhaji Usman Bilyaminu Othman, the state Amirul Hajj during the committee’s inaugural meeting held at Government House Bauchi recently.
Alhaji Usman Bilyaminu Othman who is the Emir of Dass, assured that the committee would study the report of the last year’s Hajj Exercise with a view to proffering solution to the challenges identified to better the operation.
While appreciating Governor Bala Mohammed for the confidence reposed in them, the Amirul-Hajj charged members of the committee to work in synergy towards achieving the desired objective.
The Executive Secretary of the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board Imam Abdurrahman Ibrahim Idris said the Board has made adequate preparations to ensure a hitch free exercise, before, during and after.
He revealed that through proper support from the state government under the good leadership of Governor Bala Mohammed, Bauchi has successfully registered over two thousand six hundred intending pilgrims which is higher than most other states across the country as at today.
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