As another batch of pilgrims from Nigeria are expected in the Holy land today, members of the first batch have expressed satisfaction with the “arrangements put in place” by the officials of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) in Madina.
Blueprint report that 446 pilgrims from Kogi state arrived Madina on Saturday as the first batch of this year’s pilgrims from Nigeria.
The second batch, from Nasarawa state, are expected to arrive Jeddah today.
However, in an interview with Blueprint yesterday, the Secretary of Kogi State Pilgrims Commission, Obadaki Hussain, said the Madina team “performed seamlessly and wonderfully” towards the welfare of the pilgrims.
On their accommodation, the Secretary said “everything is intact, compared to last year.”
According to Hussain, “as it is supposed to be, the officials are the last people to leave the airport. When I came in, I asked ‘where are the pilgrims, because I saw nobody outside’; I was told that they were all in their rooms. I was impressed.”
The pilgrims also expressed satisfaction with the quality of meals they are being served.
One of them, Khadijah Abubakar Garba said they are being served breakfast and dinner without delays.
According to her, “they give us breakfast and dinner without wasting time. The quality of the meals are okay and I haven’t heard anyone complaining.”
The 446 pilgrims took a tour of the various (sacred) historical side in Madina yesterday.
They are expected to leave the city on Saturday, according to Hussain.
