The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON) has said that every pilgrim embarking on the 2017 Hajj will pay the sum of 38,000.00 (Thirty Eight Thousand Naira) as price for the sacrificial animal (Hadaya).
Alhaji Ibrahim Yusuf Adebayo representing NAHCON Chairman, Mallam Hassan Usman, Managing Director/CEO, Jaiz Bank and other staff of Jaiz Bank when the commission signed a MoU with the bank in Abuja recently.
The commission however directed State Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, Commissions and agencies to collect the sums and remit same to the designated accounts of Jaiz Bank Plc which is the appointed bank for the collection of the amounts for the holy rite of Hajj.
NAHCON in a release sent to Vanguard said the move was part of the reforms of the Commission for hitch-free operations during the 2017 Hajj. The stated that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the bank to ensure that all intending pilgrims achieve Hajj Mabrur by entrusting the important Hajj rite to a trustworthy agent.
At a brief ceremony held within NAHCON complex, the Commissioner in charge of Policy, Personnel Management and Finance (PPMF), Alhaji Ibrahim Yusuf Adebayo who stood in for the Chairman/CEO of the Commission expressed the hope that the bank will discharge the assignment with the fear of Allah and great sense of responsibility.
Alhaji Adebayo further explained that all state boards are to collect the Hadaya fees from intending pilgrims along with the 2017 Hajj fare, adding that pilgrims who wish to perform other forms of Hajj that do not require sacrificing animals need not pay.
Signing for the bank, the Managing Director/CEO, Mallam Hassan Usman assured of the Bank’s preparedness to carry out the responsibility with commitment and fear of Allah as it has done in the past two years, noting that they will not disappoint the Commission and the Muslim Ummah. He thanked the Board and management of NAHCON for the trust and confidence accorded to the bank. He noted that Hadayah collection has been a onerous task and an integral part of Hajj rites that must be fulfilled to ensure accepted Hajj. “And for the 2017 Hajj exercise, Jaiz bank will deliver”, he said.
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