States await NAHCON’s allocation as Nigeria gets 43,008 seatsExecutive Secretary, Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Muhammad Abba Dambatta, yesterday, reminded Muslim faithful they would pay more for this year’s exercise. Dambatta who doubles as Vice Chairman, Forum of Heads of States’ Pilgrims Welfare Boards, made this known while briefing journalists in Kano on the quota allocated to Nigerian pilgrims. The 2022 quota for Nigeria is largely below the 95,000 slots granted during the 2018 and 2019 Hajj. While unveiling the allocation, Dambatta said the state received the official information from the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). He said the only concern is a two-year backlog of intending pilgrims, which states will have to contend with.

Source: The Guardian April 21, 2022 04:39 UTC