Hajj 2025: Kano Extends Fare Payment For Intending Pilgrims To First Ramadan
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna
Following a directive from the National Hajj Commission, the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has extended the deadline for Hajj seat payments via bank draft.
The Director General of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Lamin Rabi’u Danbappa, made this known during an orientation workshop for staff and local government center officers in Kano.
This is contain in a statement by Sulaiman A. Dederi, Public Relations Officer of the Board.
Alhaji Danbappa stated that the payment window will remain open for intending pilgrims until the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan.
He further revealed that, as of now, the board has remitted over N22 billion to the National Hajj Commission on behalf of pilgrims from Kano State.
In his speech, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Alhaji Yusif Lawan, urged staff and local government Hajj Center Officers to put in greater effort while discharging their duties.
The Director General commended the Kano State Government for its swift response in addressing the board’s needs whenever required.
Speakers at the orientation included Sheikh Muhammad Sani Ashir, Malam Nasiru Maccido, and Pharmacist Abdulrashid Habib Ibrahim, along with the Board’s Director of Planning.