Press Release
The Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board has extended the deadline for the payment of Hajj fare.
The board’s spokesperson, Habibu Yusuf Babura, announced the payment extension in a statement on Wednesday.
Mr. Yusuf said the development followed a directive from the National Hajj Commission.
He said the Director General of the Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Ahamed Umar Labbo, made this announcement on Wednesday during an inspection orientation for intending pilgrims across the state.
Alhaji Ahamed labbo stated that the payment window will remain open for intending pilgrims until 7 March, 2025 to give the intending pilgrims adequate chance to make payment.
He further revealed that the board has remitted over N6 billion to the National Hajj Commission in respect of intending pilgrims from Jigawa State.
Labbo, urged staff and Local Government Hajj Zonal Officers to put in greater effort while discharging their duties.
The Director General commended the Jigawa State Governor, Mallam Umar Namadi, for his commitments to the welfare of the state’s pilgrims.
The pilgrims board had earlier fixed 30th January as the deadline and extended to February 15 for registration of intending pilgrims Hajj 2025.
