Press Release
The Director General of Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Ahmed Umar Labbo, has been honoured with the Award for Excellence in Leadership and Professionalism following years of service to pilgrims and Hajj activities.
The event held in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday was organised by the Mashariq Aldahabiya, a company approved by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to oversee the affairs of Nigerian pilgrims – accommodations, feeding and transportation.
Mashariq Aldahabiya, celebrated Umar Labbo for leadership, ethical conduct of Jigawa pilgrims while performing Hajj rituals in Mina and Arafat in the just concluded 2025 hajj exercise.
The leader of the Mashariq Aldahabiya, Al Shek Fauzi, presented the Certificate of Excellence to Umar Labbo at the Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Secretariat in Makka, extolling his leadership qualities and his team, urging them to continue to be good ambassadors of their state and the hajj operation.
Fauzi said Umar Labbo was recognised for his years of “established track record” in advancing hajj operations in Jigawa, promoting transparency, and upholding ethical standards in the hajj operation.
The award also acknowledges his leadership in building one of Nigeria’s most respected and recognised pilgrims’ Welfare boards.
Speaking to journalists after the presentation of the award, Ahmed Labbo described the award as a fresh call to service and dedication to work.
Ahmed Labbo thanked the leadership of the Mashariq Al dahabiya for finding him and the Jigawa Pilgrims Board worthy of the award.
He dedicated the award to Jigawa State Governor, Umar A. Namadi, for his continued support and cooperation with the pilgrim’s board that made their operation seamless.
He commended the pilgrim’s board’s officials and clerics that accompanied the state’s pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the success of the Hajj operations.
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Public Relation officer
Habibu Yusuf Babura
