Nigeria creates Amirul Hajj team : Ready for the 2013 Voyage

AS the preparations for the 2013 hajj operation for Muslim pilgrims in to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia gather momentum, Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Olajumoke Akinjide, has inaugurated Amirul Hajj panel for the FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board.

Inaugurating the committee Friday, the minister tasked the Amirul Hajj team under the leadership of General Mamman Bagudu (rtd.) to collaborate with the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) and other stakeholders to resolve the intractable problems associated with flight schedule in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia.

She lamented that the inability to articulate and adhere strictly with original flight schedule in accordance with the existing international travel regulations has continued to be a source of embarrassment and a dent on previous success recorded in hajj operations in the country.

Akinjide also charged the team to ensure that the unfortunate incident of last year in which many of the FCT intending pilgrims could not perform the hajj due to inability to secure visas do not repeat.