By MIKAIL MUMUNI
*Photo:VP Kashim Shettima (middle) flanked by Mallam Idris Ahmad Almakura(right) and Mallam Faruku Aliyu Yaro(left)*
As the 2025 hajj preparation continued to gather momentum, a two-man team of Executive Secretaries of States Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards on Wednesday met with the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima.
The team was made up of the Chairman Forum, Mallam Idris Ahmad Almakura and his Deputy, Mallam Faruku Aliyu Yaro.
The meeting centered on the 2025 Hajj preparation as the Forum set to join the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for a Pre-Hajj visit to Saudi Arabia.
Hajia Fatima Sanda Usara
Assistant Director, Information and Publications, NAHCON, had earlier in the day on Wednesday announced that a delegation led by the Chairman of NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman, had embarked on a working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Usara in a press statement added that “The visit, which commenced on January 7, 2025, is at the invitation of the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (MoHU). The purpose of the visit is to prepare for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the 2025 Hajj and to finalize other arrangements for the annual Muslim pilgrimage.”
She further disclosed that “Representatives from the States Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards/Agencies/Commissions (SPWB/A/C) and Private Tour Operators (PTOs) are expected to join the pre-Hajj visit.”
The Office of the Vice President supervises NAHCON, the central body for Hajj affairs in Nigeria.
