30th June, 2023
By Ahmed Kaigama
Bauchi governor, Bala Mohammed doled out N75,000.00 (300 Saudi Riyals) to each of the more than 3,000 pilgrims from the state during his visit to their camp in the holy land of Mecca.
The gesture by the governor was to compliment the expenses incurred by the pilgrims during their stay in the holy land, according to a staement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Alhaji Mukthar Gidado, on Friday in Bauchi.
Gidado said that the governor also interacted with the pilgrims.
He said that the governor, during the visit to the pilgrims’ tent in Muna, appreciated them for their good conduct in Saudi Arabia.
“Mohammed commended them for respecting the authorities, both in Nigeria and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“He assured that his administration would not relent in supporting the state pilgrims’ welfare board in order to provide best services to pilgrims,” he said.
Gidado also said the that the state government would partner the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to address some of the challenges being experienced by the state’s Hajj commission in the hold land.
He said that the governor expressed his profound gratitude to the pilgrims for their prayers for the success of his administration and urged them to sustain the tempo.
(NAN)