“The deceased died on Sunday after a brief illness and his funeral prayer took place at the Al-Masjid Al-Haram (Ka’aba).”

In a condolence message delivered by the Makkah Office Coordinator, Dr. Aliyu Tanko, to the Kebbi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board Officials, led by Alhaji Garba Takware, the Chairman expressed his heartfelt sympathy to the family and the people of Kebbi state and prayed the Almighty Allah to grant the soul of the deceased eternal rest.

“The Commission is washing the states.  We have assigned a special committee to monitor and ensure the right things are done.  They are expected to give a daily report, and they will insist the pilgrims get value for their money.”

“for you to be called to perform Hajj, you must be extra ordinarily lucky, but it is a rear opportunity. Allah has given you the opportunity. It may be your last opportunity; to some it may be the beginning. So what do you do when you have the last opportunity? it is to utilize it so well.”

“We are serving Nigerians and Indonesian pilgrims each with different section of food and kitchens. For the Nigerian kitchen, we have nine Chefs who are Nigerians and familiar with popular dishes from different parts of the country.”

“While in the Holy Land during the Christian pilgrimage, the Israel-Hamas war broke out, thus the second batch of the Christian pilgrims were not able to make the trip.”

“On Global Health, Humanity first presently runs 11 hospitals and clinics globally and they attended to 772, 463 patients, adding that the organisation has two dedicated fully equipped mobile eye clinics and has treated over 54, 556 patients globally.”

“We have vowed that we will not begin our Hajj Seminar for all intending pilgrims until all visas are ready. This is because some people are apprehensive, drawing experience from the past where some Hajj and Umrah companies failed to secure visas for their pilgrims and therefore dashed their hope of fulfilling their religious duties.”

“Addressing the state government, the Minister outlined three critical requests aimed at enhancing the efficiency and functionality of MAKIA. First, he urged the state government to facilitate the installation of a dedicated power line at the airport to address persistent issues of low power outage, particularly affecting the air-conditioning system.”

“You are the first point of call or contact with the pilgrims. Their impression and perception of your action or activities will go a long way towards assessing the Commission.”