Ahead of the 2023 hajj, the Lagos State Government has pegged hajj fare for 2023 prospects to N2.6 million.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Hon. Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Olanrewaju Elegushi.
The statement also noted that all the intending pilgrims that couldn’t perform the Y2022 holy pilgrimage but left their money with the State Government and defer their intentions for 2023, to endeavour to pay the sum of N1,340,000.00 in addition to the initial deposit of N1.3 million paid between 2019 and 2022.
While urging intending pilgrims to start paying the money as soon as possible, Elegushi stressed that if there is going to be any additional charge to the N2.64 million, the board would inform them on time.
The statement stressed further that those that had already completed the N2,640,000.00 charged for the last spiritual exercise but couldn’t perform the pilgrimage due to circumstances beyond their control are not affected by the statement.
Elegushi also cautions that no intending pilgrims should pay the money into any individual account, warning that whoever does so is at his or her own risk, Investors King learnt.
Meanwhile, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Government (KSA), has restored 95,000 Hajj slots to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) ahead of next year’s Holy pilgrimage.
This was disclosed by the Assistant Director of Information and Publications of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Mousa Ubandawaki.
“The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has granted Nigeria its usual allocation of 95,000 slots in the 2023 holy pilgrimage.
“The hopes of many prospective Nigeria pilgrims to perform the 2023 Hajj may have been answered as the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has approved the pre-COVID-19 allocation NAHCON,” the statement partly read.
Investors King understands that thousands of intending Nigerian pilgrims missed the 2022 hajj as only 43,000 Hajj seats were allocated to the country for the 2022 pilgrimage exercise.
