Hajj 2019: NAHCON reduces fares, extends registration
- The fares for the 2019 Hajj exercise has been reviewed downwards
- The registration deadline for the exercise has also been extended as NAHCON urged all to finish up on time
- The Hajj commission also directed all pilgrims welfare boards across states to adjust to the new announcement
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has reduced the fares for the 2019 Hajj exercise.
In a statement released on Saturday night, June 22, the head of public affairs of the commission, Fatima Sanda Usara, said the fares reduction was possible because of the re-classification of land transportation routes, Daily Trust reports.
The commission also said that the price review led to the reduction of 620 Saudi Riyals ($165) against what was earlier announced for 2019 Hajj by various states, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and armed forces.
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It said that pilgrims from the FCT and the Nigerian Armed Forces will be paying N51,170.45 less of the fares that was previous released.
NAHCON, therefore, asked all the states pilgrims boards, the FCT, and the Armed Forces to immediate review their fares to fir the new announcement.
In the same vein, the commission said it has also extended the registration date to Monday, July 15, as there are new demands following the new fare review.
NAHCON also urged all intending pilgrims to make all necessary payments and finish their registration before the said date.
Menawhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the Kwara state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board said arrangements have been concluded for biometric data capturing for all the 2,200 intending pilgrims from the state for the 2019 Hajj.
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The executive secretary of the board, Alhaji Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh, disclosed this in an interview with the media in llorin on Wednesday, February 6.
Tunde-Jimoh said the capturing would begin with 1,127 of the intending pilgrims who had obtained application forms and made a deposit payment to the board. He said the first set of pilgrims to be captured were out of the 2,200 allocated to the state by NAHCON.
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