Oyo State government has reviewed the 2023 fees from N2.6 million to N2.9 million, urging intending pilgrims to make payments before April 17.
The chairman, Oyo State Pilgrim Welfare Board (Muslim Wing), Professor Sayed Tunde who disclosed this on Wednesday recalled that the while waiting for the final announcement by the NAHCON, the board had earlier directed the pilgrims to pay N2.6 million as initial deposit for the 2023 Hajj Fare.
He therefore called on intending pilgrims who have made the initial deposit of N2.6 million to pay the balance of N399,000 on or before Monday, 17th April, 2023.
The chairman disclosed that the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) with chief executive officers of state’s Pilgrims Welfare Boards had on Friday, April 7, 2023 announced and approved the final 2023 Hajj fares for each states across the nation in which the sum of N2.999 million was approved for each intending pilgrim from Oyo State.
The commission also fixed Friday, April 21 for final remittance of the money paid by all intending pilgrims.
While soliciting for the continued understanding and cooperation of the intending pilgrims, Malik advised them to make use of the limited time to complete their payments to any of the designated Bank Accounts of the Board as this will enable the Board to remit the approved fund to the NAHCON and make necessary preparations for their travel arrangements to the Holy Land for the 2023 pilgrimage.
