Nigeria’ Consul General in Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Sani, has urged Nigerian pilgrims to pray for a successful general election in the country in 2019.
Sani who visited the pilgrims in Makkah extended the felicitations of President Muhammadu Buhari to the pilgrims and urged them to continue to be good ambassadors of Nigeria.
He assured them of government commitment in protecting their interests during their stay in the Holy Land.
The consul general visited pilgrims from Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, and Bauchi states awaiting departure back home.
The envoy was also at Hijra Clinic where he interacted with some of the patients and expressed satisfaction with the care given to them.
At the Kaduna camp, head of the state pilgrims welfare board, Malam Hussain Ikara called on pilgrims from the state to be patient, saying arrangements for their transportation back home will commence on Sept. 2.
Most of the pilgrims are looking forward to their return journey having exhausted their basic travel allowances.
Source: Today Ng
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