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| Ambode And Abdulhakeem Abdullateef, The Amirul Hajj |
The Lagos
State Government on Tuesday denied sponsorship of pilgrims for the 2015 Hajj as
being speculated in some reports.
Alhaji
AbdulLateef AbdulHakeem, the Amirul Hajj and Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee
on 2015 Hajj, said in a statement in Lagos that the State will not sponsor any
pilgrim for the 2015 hajj operations.
He also
said that the state has no plan to sponsor any pilgrim for the 2015 hajj
operations, but was only interested in making sure that state pilgrims were
taken care of.
AbdulHakeem
was reacting to reports that some pilgrimage forms allocated to key officials
of the State Government had been hijacked.
”I wish
to inform the general public that Lagos State has not sponsored or intend to
sponsor any pilgrim for the 2015 hajj operations. What we were mandated to do
is to coordinate the affairs of all intending pilgrims for this year’s Hajj,’’
he said.
According
to the statement, the State Government involvement as a responsive and
responsible government is limited to medical and general welfare.
”We are
giving support by providing welfare personnel, medical officials and clerics to
guide pilgrims and ensure that they remain good ambassadors.
”Lagos
State Government recognises the fact that pilgrimage is a private affair of
individuals but the primary essence of governance is to ensure the welfare of
the people within and outside the State is guaranteed as well as making sure
that they remain law abiding.”
It urged
all intending pilgrims to expect a hitch-free Hajj operation and to be good
ambassadors of the State.
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