The Bauchi State Pilgrims Welfare Board (BSPWB) has urged hajj affairs officers across the state’s 20 local government areas to rededicate themselves to their duties.
Alhaji Imam Abdurrahman, the newly appointed Executive Secretary of the board, made this known in Bauchi on Thursday.
He said as the board was making adequate preparations for the conduct of the 2021 hajj exercise, officials needed to sit up, to ensure a smooth and timely exercise.
He explained that the majority of intending pilgrims were from the rural areas hence the need for the officials to enlighten them on the basic rudiments of hajj through their local hajj offices.
Abdurrahman said sensitizing and educating the pilgrims on the “dos“ and “don’ts“ of the exercise would serve as the catalyst for the conduct of a hitch-free hajj exercise.
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“All intending pilgrims need to be educated on the social and spiritual aspects of hajj,” he said.
According to him, performing a good and acceptable hajj is an automatic key to paradise,” he added.
He said the entire process which included acceptance of deposit, the orientation of pilgrims, and visa processing would be done within the time frame.
“We would ensure timely transportation of our pilgrims to the Holy Land,” he said.
The management of the Bauchi State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board recently paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of the Muslim Pilgrims Board as part of efforts to promote inter-religious harmony in the state. (NAN)
