Emir
of Kano and Chairman of the Central Coordinating Team of this year’s Hajj
exercise Muhammadu Sanusi II has said that the Federal Government must
continue to support pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia because of the
nature of the exercise.
He told reporters yesterday in Jeddah that government must be involved in the exercise even if it no longer sponsors pilgrims.
Sanusi II however urged Nigerian Muslims to rise up to the challenges ahead and ensure that hajj exercise was completely independent, so that government would only provide diplomatic or consular services among others.
The emir who emphasised that his position was his personal opinion since the leadership of Muslims in Nigeria was yet to discuss the matter, insisted that the country must continue to have Amirul-hajj team, but not on the bill of government.
He said no responsible government would send over 70,000 of its citizens to a foreign land and say it has no business with them.
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