6th January, 2024
The Executive Secretary of Bauchi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board Imam Abdurrahman Ibrahim Idris has sought the assistance of the Bauchi Local Government Council to achieve a greater feat on the task to achieve success in the forthcoming 2025 hajj exercise.
The Executive Secretary made the plea when he paid an advocacy visit to the Executive Chairman of the Bauchi LGC Hon. Mahmood Babamaji Abubakar today Friday 6th December 2024, in his office
Imam Abdurrahman said the 2025 hajj came with numerous challenges ranging from time constraints and higher rates of Dollars against Nigerian money.
He said the Bauchi Pilgrims Board is expected to remit the first hajj deposit to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON on the 18th, November 2024 and the number of registered intending pilgrims with the Board at the moment is not encouraging.
Imam Abdurrahman has recognized the critical role of Local Government Councils and community leaders and, therefore called for a robust partnership with the Bauchi LGCs to achieve the desired goal.
Earlier, in his remarks the Executive Chairman of Bauchi Local Government Council Hon. Alh. Mahmood Babamaji Abubakar expressed the readiness of his Local to support the Board on this challenge.
Hon. Babamaji Abubakar acknowledged that the 2025 hajj deposit of N8.5M is so intimidating, and assured that the intending pilgrims need adequate awareness to meet the deadline.
He promised that his councils would redouble efforts in the areas of pilgrims’ education and awareness through religious and community leaders to mobilise the intending pilgrims who are at the remote Areas.
Meanwhile, the Executive Chairman Bauchi LGA. Hon. Mahmood Babamaji Abubakar has also used the forum to express his deep-felt sympathy for the recent death of the late Chief Imam Gwallaga Jummuat Mosque, Imam Ibrahim Idris.
He described the death of the Imam as inevitable, a loss not only to the family but to the entire Umma, prayed to Almighty Allah to forgive his shortcomings, grant him jannatul firdausi and give his family members the fortitude to beat the loss.
Muhammad Sani Yunusa Information Officer/PRO
