Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board has commenced the refund of the yr 2020/2021 hajj fare deposit by intending pilgrims following the cancellation of this yr’s holy pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Government Secretary of the Board, Alhaji Salau Babatunde, whereas interacting with journalists in his workplace at Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, stated intending pilgrims in search of for a refund because of the cancellation of the train ought to go to the Board’s Secretariat with proof of fee receipts and different paperwork for the method.
Salau additional pressured that it was permitted for these prepared to defer their hajj fare deposits until 2022 train to inform the Board of their choice in order to have them correctly documented.
Equally, the Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Wednesday in Ilorin, the state capital, stated it had concluded preparations to refund the hajj fares of these unable to undertake the train this yr.
The affected individuals are 1,700.
The Government Secretary of the board, Alhaji AbdulGaniyu Ahmed, disclosed this throughout a phone chat with some newsmen in Ilorin.
Ahmed, whereas describing the event as unlucky, stated the board would refund the hajj fare to any intending pilgrim.