Edo state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has charged the state’s delegation to the 2017 Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to be good ambassadors.
He maintained that he was ready to partner with people that gather in the name of God because of what God has done in his life
Obaseki stated this during a visit to the 260 intending pilgrims at the Hajj Camp on Dumez Road in Benin City.
The governor disclosed that his presence at the Hajj Camp was to make sure the pilgrims were comfortable and bade them farewell to the Holy Land.
He said: “The exercise you are about to embark on is a holy one, and one of the pillars of Islamic religion.
“Don’t joke with it. You are courageous, upright, honest indigenes and I know you will demonstrate all these qualities in the Holy Land.”
Continuing, Obaseki attributed the late inauguration of the state Muslim Welfare Board to the efforts of some people to politicise the selection of members.
According to him, the work of God is not about politics, as every politician wants to be on the Muslim Welfare Board.
“I wonder if the board is for politics or the work of God. If Allah calls you to serve him, serve him with a true heart and a sincere mind, not to manipulate a religious process,” he said.
On his part, the state Chairman of Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Ibrahim Oyarekhua, appreciated the governor for the visit, adding that it was the first of its kind.
