Independent Hajj Reporters has said it will hold its 2024 Hajj public lecture and awards ceremony on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
The event will be held at the auditorium of the National Mosque Abuja.
This was announced in a statement by the CSO’s national coordinator Ibrahim Mohammed.
Vice President Kashim Shettima is expected to be the Special Guest of Honour, while the National leader of Jama’atu Izalatul Bidiah wa Ikamatis Sunnah, Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau, will chair the event.
Also, expected to serve as Guests of Honour at the event are the Minister of State for FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmood Bunkure, and the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria, Faisal Al Ibraheem Al-Ghamidi; while the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) is the chief host.
One of the event’s highlights will be a public lecture titled “Strategic Time Management for Effective Hajj 2025” to be delivered by Professor Wasiu O. Gabadeen, the deputy rector of Hajj Institute of Nigeria Abuja.
Also, states and service providers as well as some officials will be given awards for their exemplary services during Hajj 2024.
“IHR instituted these awards about 15 years ago after every Hajj operation to honour those who stood out in the service of pilgrims during a preceding Hajj operation. The goal is to encourage them to continue to do more and also motivate others to give their best,” the statement said.
“Most of the issues and challenges faced during this year’s Hajj was as a result of the failure to do the right thing at the right time which eventually took its toll on the operations”, the statement said.
