2025 Hajj: Kebbi Govt. pledges improved welfare for intending pilgrims
2025 Hajj: Kebbi Govt. pledges improved welfare for intending pilgrims
The Kebbi state government has reiterated commitment to the improved welfare of intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj excercise in Saudi Arabia.
The Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Samaila Muhammad-Mera, stated this during the inaugural meeting of the state government delegation for the Hajj exercise and members of the Pilgrims Welfare Board, on Monday in Birnin Kebbi.
Muhammad-Mera, who is also the head of the delegation, pledged to ensure improved welfare of the pilgrims while in the Holy Land.
He urged members of the board to serve diligently to ensure improved welfare of the pilgrims, noting that the success of the exercise rest in them.
“Let me profoundly thank Gov. Nasir Idris for giving me the opportunity to lead this year’s Hajj delegation, and I will ensure each of the pilgrims get the attention they deserve.
“This is an opportunity to work for our religion, our people and our state.
“It is a herculean task but I’m calling on all of us to take this opportunity to work selflessly not for worldly benefits but for the reward in the hereafter.
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“We should put fear of Alla in anything we do, and commit ourselves to uplift the status, dignity and image of our state,” he said.
The royal father called for closer collaboration between different government agencies to fasttrack sustainable social and economic development of the state.
The Executive Chairman of the board, Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Yaro, said the board had adopted proactive measures to ensure a hitch free Hajj exercise.
He said that part of the mandate of the board was to ensure improved welfare of the pilgrims, adding that, “we are ready for the job because we have capable hands that can deliver on the task.”
Aliyu-Yaro pledged to cooperate with the Hajj delegation to ensure the success of the exercise.
