The Borno State Government has spent
about N500m on accommodation and welfare of its pilgrims to this year hajj, the
Deputy Governor of the state, Alhaji Zannah Mustapha, said on Tuesday.
The deputy governor, who is the
leader of the state delegation to the holy pilgrimage (Amirul Hajj), said the
state government spent the amount to make available suitable accommodation for
the pilgrims and to solve any other problems concerning their welfare.
Mustapha, who spoke to journalists
from Saudi Arabia said the state government was glad that the allocation was
worthwhile as the pilgrims had memorable time during the hajj exercise.
He noted that the N500m was expended
in providing befitting accommodation to enable the state pilgrims to perform
their hajj rites successfully in Saudi Arabia, with the government providing
the Basic Travel Allowance to all pilgrims from the state.
He explained that the state
government gave out 300 Saudi Riyals to each of the 2,645 pilgrims as subsidy
for Eid-el-Kabir rams.
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1 comment:
Azu, are u sure this is thruth!!!!
you mean that governeor no dey see say fire dey burn his house, so why is he talking about the bush rat.
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