Each pilgrim had previously received N500,000 to complete their Hajj 2024 fare payment and an additional N150,000 to supplement their pocket money
By Saidu Idris
365Daily – 3,121 pilgrims from Kano State have each received a 100 Saudi Riyals Sallah gift from their state Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf.
This was disclosed by the spokesperson of the Deputy Governor, Ibrahim Shuaibu, in a statement circulated to newsmen in Kano on Monday, June 17, 2024.
Deputy Governor Aminu Gwarzo is the Amirul Hajj of the state.
He noted that each pilgrim had previously received N500,000 to complete their Hajj 2024 fare payment and an additional N150,000 to supplement their pocket money, totalling 500 US dollars.
In addition to this gesture, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sahad Stores. Alhaji Mijinyawa, also gifted 50 Saudi Riyals to each Kano pilgrim as a Sallah gift.
The deputy governor encouraged pilgrims to offer earnest prayers for themselves, their loved ones, and the progress and development of Kano State and Nigeria at large.
Shuaibu added that the deputy governor also visited all the 44 local government areas’ tents in Mina.
He was accompanied by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Yusuf Falgore, members of the State House of Assembly, Head of Service, Abdullahi Musa, Chairman of the Pilgrims Board, Alhaji Yusuf Lawal, Director General of the Pilgrim’s Board, Alhaji Lamin Danbappa and Deputy Commandant General of Hisbah Board, Women Wing, Dr. Khadija Sulaiman among others.