By Stanley Onyekwere
As part of its preparations for the 2024 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (FCT-MPWB), said it has concluded plans to resume education and orientation exercise for Intending Pilgrims on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th April 2024, after the fasting of the Islamic month of Ramadan.
The Director of the Board, Mallam Abubakar Adamu Evuti who disclosed this in Abuja, stated that activities have been outline to actualise the success of the operation and ensure that intending pilgrims are well prepared for the spiritual journey to the holy land of Saudi Arabia.
Mallam Evuti, in a statement from the FCT-MPWB Public Relations Officer (PRO), Muhammad Lawal Aliyu, yesterday, explained that the Board would ensure that intending pilgrims get the rudiments of performing hajj in order to have value for their hard-earned money paid to perform the religious obligation.
He added that intending pilgrims who have made complete payment should utilize the opportunity to drive the benefit of performing the Hajj.
According to him, as usual, Islamic scholars and relevant stakeholders have already been mobilized for the exercise scheduled to take place from 8 in the morning each day at the permanent Hajj Transit Camp, located at Basan Jiwa, y close to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
He added that the orientation exercises that is been conducted in phases would enable the intending pilgrims get enlightened on the hajj rites as well as guidelines and new policies introduce for this year’s hajj by the Saudi authorities and National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
The Director also disclosed that as part of the requirements for the trip to Saudi Arabia, medical screening for the intending pilgrims would be conducted from Saturday 4th to Monday 6th May while inoculation exercise for all the intending pilgrims would be conducted from Wednesday 8th to Thursday 9th May 2024.
He also disclosed that the final phase of education and orientation exercise which involves practical would be conducted on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May, few days before the commencement of airlift to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj.
He however advised intending pilgrims to participate in all activities earmarked by the Board for proper guidance to get value for their money without any hindrance.
Equally, he charged all intending pilgrims to crosscheck for their flight schedule and comply with the grouping arrangement as instructed by the Saudi Arabia this year.
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