By Stanley Onyekwere
The FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (FCT-MPWB) has been given allocated 3,520 seats for the 2023 Hajj exercise, by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
NAHCON disclosed the approval for the allocation, as part of it’s seats allocation by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This coming on the heels of the Board’s commencement of collection of Hajj fare deposit from intending pilgrims.
Also, the Board had commenced arrangements for the exercise to render first class services to FCT contingent during the Hajj operations this year.
Recall that the FCT Administration has directed that as usual registration of intending pilgrims is on first come first served basis, via a bank draft payable to the the FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abuja.
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