By Deji Abdulwahab

Alhaji Abubakar Mahmud, Secretary, Amiru Hajj Team, Taraba State, has commended the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for making pilgrims’ Nusuk cards ready in Madina before proceeding to Makkah for Hajj rites.

Mahmud gave the commendation while expressing excitement over the hospitality by the NAHCON officers in Madina.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the first batch of pilgrims from Ogun, Kaduna, Niger and Osun who visited Madina have moved to Makkah for Hajj.

“I want to tell you that we are highly impressed with the hospitality and the way our people were organised in an orderly manner.

“We are happy, today is the fourth day, and from the first day, we never had any problem.

“Tomorrow by Allah’s grace, we are going to leave Madina for Makkah. That is why our people are collecting their Nusuk cards now,” he said.

He said that the Nusuk cards were ready and waiting for distribution.

He commended NAHCON for its effective handling of the general Hajj operations, while urging members of the team to improve in certain areas.

“The area they should improve on is the visit (Ziyarah) to Rawdah, that is the only problem we have. It is usually hard for people to get access to Rawdah.

“Apart from this, we visited other places like the Prophet’s Mosque, Haram al-Nobawi, Masjid Quba, Masjid Uhud,” he said. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

Edited by Kadiri Abdulrahman