12/04/2024
NAHCON: 51,447 PILGRIMS PAID FOR 2024 HAJJ
After close of registration, the official number of intending pilgrims that registered for the 2024 Hajj from Nigeria stands at 51,447 under the government quota.
Commendably, The Bola Ahmed Tinubu led government played a leading role in the realization of this noble objective. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) recognize the numerous sacrifices that Federal Government made against all odds towards easing the constrains off its intending pilgrims.
The Commission also commends the patience exhibited by the pilgrims that were caught up in the uncertainties. The concern demonstrated by the Ulamas over the pilgrims’ predicament did not go unnoticed by the Commission. Several stakeholders, including State Governors, rendered solutions out of the gridlock. Some media houses showed tremendous understanding of the constraints which literarily exposed the reality of the quaqmire the 2024 Hajj was confronting.
Indeed, 2024 Hajj preparations came with unexpected challenges from which lessons have been learnt. NAHCON has always known that long term planning has been the workable strategy that would have subdued the challenges that slowed down the year’s Hajj preparations. Going forward, long term planning will be the Commission’s paradigm shift in its pre-Hajj operations. It is a reality that all Hajj stakeholders must queue into to avert unforeseen challenges.
Bellow is a breakdown of number of pilgrims that successfully registered for the 2024 Hajj exercise from each state.
S/N
State
Total number of pilgrims registered
1
Adamawa
1,642
2
Borno
1,780
3
Taraba
950
4
Yobe
1,120
Maid./Yola Sub-total
5,492
5
Bauchi|
2,315
6
Benue
87
7
Ekiti
186
8
FCT.
2,491
9
Gombe
1,373
10
Jigawa
1,250
11
Kaduna
4,493
12
Kano
3,057
13
Katsina
2,654
14
Kebbi
3,419
15
Kogi
13
16
17
Kwara
Nasarawa
3,000
1,866
18
Niger
3,201
19
Ondo
491
20
Plateau
1,126
21
Sokoto
3,643
22
Zamfara
1,596
Northern Sub-total
36,261
23
Abia
-
24
Akwa-Ibom
-
25
Anambra
-
26
Bayelsa
13
27
Cross River
-
28
Delta
36
29
Ebonyi
13
30
Edo
295
31
Enugu
18
32
Imo
100
33
Lagos
1,861
34
Ogun
925
35
Osun
1,590
36
37
Oyo
Rivers
1,047
47
38
Armed Forces
365
Southern Sub-total
6,310
TOTAL FROM STATES
48,063
39
HSS
1884
40
Others
1,500
GRAND TOTAL
51,447
Fatima Sanda Usara,
Assistant Director, Public Affairs,
NAHCON
05/04/2024
