Pilgrims pay the Federal Government, through the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) for their pilgrimage.
The government’s role (through the National Hajj Commission and the National Christian Pilgrimage Commission) is to receive money from pilgrims and help them organise the pilgrimage. The government helps the pilgrims to negotiate with airlines and get a good deal (discounts, etc), but the airfare is paid by the pilgrims. The government provides consular services to ensure that the registered pilgrims can enter the Holy Lands and that they are safe there, etc. but the cost of the pilgrimage is borne by the pilgrims.
The National Hajj Commission has set a deadline of December 5th for pilgrims to pay for the pilgrimage, but the Kebbi State Government says that some of its citizens will not be able to pay by that date and so it is giving them a loan, that is, it will pay on their behalf and then they can repay the state government later.
This has sparked a debate among northerners on social media.
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The Kebbi State Government just approved 10,000,000,000 (10BN) solely for the sponsorship & assistance for Hajj Pilgrimage activities.
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