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Registration For 2021 Hajj Begins On Sept.9 – NAHCON
– NAHCON has announced 9th of September as the date to begin the for the registration of intending pilgrims ahead of 2021 Hajj.
– The Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Mr Zikrullah Hassan made this known while addressing journalist in Abuja
– He advised intending pilgrims to secure their deposits with the commission until 2021
Ahead of 2021 Hajj, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has announced September 9, as the commencement date for the registration of intending pilgrims.
NAHCON’s Chairman, Mr Zikrullah Hassan, made this known on Thursday, 23 July while briefing journalist in Abuja.
He also said the commission would open e-Hajj portal for ease of the registration.
He, therefore, advised intending pilgrims to secure their deposits with the commission until 2021.
”We advise intending pilgrims who have made deposits but do not have a bank account and wish for a refund to hasten in opening one.
”If they are not ready or willing to hold bank account, NAHCON advises them to secure their deposits with the commission until 2021 to enable them move their deposits safely,” he said.
The Chairman assured intending pilgrims that the much-awaited Hajj savings scheme would be in place soon. According to him, the contributory Hajj savings scheme is an idea whose time has come.
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”I believe with this scheme in place, we will be able to make the cost of Hajj affordable for intending pilgrims in the future.”
He, however, urged intending pilgrims who wished to recover their Hajj deposits with the state pilgrims welfare boards or private tour operators to indicate interest, saying such funds would be refunded.
According to him, the commission has started the process of refund to various state pilgrim’s boards.
He, however, said, ”Those who may wish to leave or rollover their deposit for the 2021 hajj shall be given priority and the rights of first refusal in 2021 hajj”.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Saudi Arabian authorities have cancelled the 2020 International Pilgrimage to Makkah and Madinah over coronavirus fears.
The commission has also commenced the process of refund of Hajj deposits to intending pilgrims and has started to re-strategise ahead of 2021 hajj operations.
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