Two thousand, six hundred intending pilgrims from Katsina State are to perform the 2024 Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
The Executive Director of Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board,, Alhaji Yunusa Abdullahi Dankama, revealed this on Thursday in Katsina.
He said the administration of Gov. Dikko Radda was committed to ensuring hitch-free conduct of the holy pilgrimage.
Abdullahi Dankama said the board had initiated enlightenment programmes to educate the intending pilgrims on Hajj rudiments to prepare them for a successful Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
He said the programme would also educate them on the Saudi Arabian rules for , adding that the State Government would sponsor Islamic preachers and guides from each of the 34 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state to assist the intending pilgrims in performing Hajj rites in Saudi Arabia.
He said the government had secured befitting accommodations for them in Makkah close to the Sacred Mosque to enable them perform their Hajj rites with ease.
He urged them to pray for peace and prosperity of the state and the country at large in Saudi Arabia.
