Kogi governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has admonished the pilgrims from Kogi state for the 2024 Hajj exercise to be conscious of their religious obligations in the Holy land of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Governor while addressing the 460 pilgrims from the state on Wednesday who would be performing the 2024 Hajj, urged them to pray for themselves, and their parents and be conscious of their religious obligations to Allah.
The Governor who was represented by the SUBEB chairman, Abdulrazaq Muhammed, also charged them to pray for Kogi State and the nation for Allah’s intervention in the numerous challenges faced by the country.
He called on them to pray for the state and federal government so that God would guide them right.
The Governor gave each of the 460 pilgrims a sum of 100 dollars.
According to the Kogi Hajj Commission, the pilgrims arrived at the Abuja Hajj camp Wednesday morning for their onward journey to the holy land.
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