The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has asked State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards to embark on mass enlightenment campaigns to encourage intending pilgrims to register and make deposits for Hajj 2025.
NAHCON, in a letter signed by its Head of Pilgrims Education and Orientation, Abubakar Bello Kaoje, urged the states to complement their earlier efforts and increase the tempo of their enlightenment programme. NAHCON’s request follows several cautions by the Independent Hajj Reporters on the danger of late payment of Hajj fare.
“You are therefore requested to complement your efforts by initiating jingles in your various local languages on your Media stations like TV, Radio, Print, etc. to ensure a robust sensitization of the intending pilgrims for the need to pay for hajj fare early,” the letter reads in part.
It also said some of the key messages to be included in the enlightenment programme should include the importance of early remittance for better accommodation, transportation and easy Visa processing.
It will be recalled that Independent Hajj Reporters had embarked on a campaign drawing the attention of NAHCON and state Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards to the dangers posed by the delay in starting 2025 Hajj registration by some state’s pilgrims welfare boards.
