Francis Sardauna in Katsina
The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has donated the sum of N278 million to 4,634 state pilgrims in Saudi Arabia.
The State’s Amirul Hajj and former Speaker of the Katsina State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari, disclosed this in Makkah yesterday evening, while addressing the pilgrims in the Holy land.
A statement by Radda’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, quoted Maigarii as saying that the governor has directed him to convey his sallah greetings, while congratulating the pilgrims on the successful completion of the Hajj exercise.
According to the Amirul Haji, Governor Radda urged the pilgrims to pray for the end of insecurity in the State.
The former speaker later announced the donation of 300 riyals by the governor, which is equivalent to N60,000 each as feeding allowance to the pilgrims.
In his remarks, the Executive Secretary of the Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mr. Sulieman Nuhu Kuki, expressed satisfaction with the responsible and decent conduct of the state pilgrims during the annual exercise.
