A file photo of pilgrims boarding a plane
By Baba Shehu Oscu, Bauchi
Over 1,985 pilgrims from Bauchi State Wednesday evening were being airlifted to Saudi Arabia to begin hajj.
The Bauchi State Amirul Hajj, who is also the Deputy Governor Senator Baba Tela, confirmed at a farewell address to the intending pilgrims of the state.
He said that the government set up sub-committees who went to Saudi Arabia and made provisions for befitting accommodation and other needful while in the Holy Land and urged them to be good ambassadors of the state by their conducts before, during and after operations.
Also speaking, the state Governor Bala Mohammed said government has rented hotels close to the central Mosque in Mecca just to ease transportation challenges of it pilgrims.
The state Governor also promised to maintain the state tradition of assistance to the tune of 300 riyals to all the 1, 985 pilgrims of the state in addition to the women recruited to prepare “Masa”, a local delicacy for distribution to the pilgrims for free.
