Gombe to spend N118.36m on pilgrims’ accommodation
The Gombe State
government is to spend N118.36 million as subsidy for the accommodation
of 2,500 pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The executive
secretary of the State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board, Umar Abdulsalam,
told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe that the government
would subsidise each pilgrim with 1,076 Saudi Riyals (N47,344).
He said the 2,500 intending pilgrims comprised 1,510 males and 1,003 females, to be accompanied by 13 officials.
Mr. Abdulsalam said
the state’s pilgrims would be transported from Gombe International
Airport in five days, starting from October 20.
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