Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Tuesday, appointed Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe as the leader of the state’s contingent (Ameerul-Hajj) to 2024 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia.
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Oloriegbe represented Kwara Central senatorial district in the National Assembly between 2019 and 2023.
Kwara State has at least 3,102 pilgrims for this year’s Hajj.
A statement signed by the governor’s chief press secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, said, “the choice of the senator is borne out of his experience and networks as a Muslim community leader.
“The government believes that the senator will deploy his knowledge and understanding of the terrain to ensure improved coordination and efficiency for the exercise.”
