The Federal Government may spend about N14 billion on Muslims who will attend this year’s pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, sources at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), have said. It was gathered that although 95, 000 Muslims in the country will take part in this year’s Hajj as the pilgrimage is known, the Federal Government will sponsor 26, 235 pilgrims. Sources said that it will cost between N460, 000 and N540, 000 to sponsor each pilgrim for this year’s Hajj. The total amount to spend on 26, 235 pilgrims will be between N12 billion and N14 billion. “The number of pilgrims for this year’s Hajj is 95,000 and the government will sponsor 26,235. The allocation of Hajj seat for the states and officials under Saudi Arabia Royal Embassy in Abuja for us this year is 95,000 and this includes the Medical team, the Security and the Welfare team. As I am talking to you now, the Saudi Arabia Embassy has issued about 15, 077 visas to some pilgrims and the issuance still continues,’’ the source said.
P.M.NEWS gathered that out of the total number allotted to the country, there are 10,000 special slots being given out to some wealthy citizens. It was learnt that Niger State has the largest contingent of pilgrims for this year’s Hajj with 4,322 pilgrims. Lagos State follows with 3,896 pilgrims and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has 3,115. The states with the smallest pilgrims are Ebonyi State, with just 8 pilgrims. Abia, Adamawa and Akwa-Ibom States have 50 pilgrims each. P.M.NEWS learnt that the first flight to Saudi Arabia from Nigeria will take off on Friday, 15 October 2010. After the pilgrimage, the last batch of the pilgrims will return to the country on Thursday, 16 December 2010. —Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta
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Posted: at 8-10-2010 09:10 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero
WASTE OF MONEY and RESOURCES. That money should be put to better use!
its non of your business as it wasn,t your money , each and every pilgrim fully paid for his or her onward journey to the holy land ,
Which of the land is HOLY. When God was giving the Lands to the Children of Israel he called it the Promise Land and not the Holy Land. Any land that should be Holy is Jerusalem because it is there God called his Holy Place Zion. But then it was no longer called that again because of the Disobedience of the Children of Israel and the ending of that Marriage. So when the New World on this Earth comes there will be a New Jerusalem go and read the book of Revelations. Holiness comes from within us because OUR TEMPLE IS THE BODY OF THE LORD. This holiness comes in when we live an obedience life to Jesus Christ. Then when 2 or more is gather in His name there in the MIDST He will be. This is the outer Holiness of God. Not going to a country that is no better than mines or yours.
So this money wasting venture is unnecessary.
Ajanni my brother it is waste of NAIRA that the country need right now. Those so called Pilgrim better go and study their bibles and come out of their lives of sinful nature. Hugs and blessings
Godly WISDOM is to Fear God. His UNDERSTANDING is to resist the devil.
Posted: at 9-10-2010 05:37 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
WASTE OF MONEY and RESOURCES. That money should be put to better use!
its non of your business as it wasn,t your money , each and every pilgrim fully paid for his or her onward journey to the holy land ,
Which of the land is HOLY. When God was giving the Lands to the Children of Israel he called it the Promise Land and not the Holy Land. Any land that should be Holy is Jerusalem because it is there God called his Holy Place Zion. But then it was no longer called that again because of the Disobedience of the Children of Israel and the ending of that Marriage. So when the New World on this Earth comes there will be a New Jerusalem go and read the book of Revelations. Holiness comes from within us because OUR TEMPLE IS THE BODY OF THE LORD. This holiness comes in when we live an obedience life to Jesus Christ. Then when 2 or more is gather in His name there in the MIDST He will be. This is the outer Holiness of God. Not going to a country that is no better than mines or yours.
So this money wasting venture is unnecessary.
Ajanni my brother it is waste of NAIRA that the country need right now. Those so called Pilgrim better go and study their bibles and come out of their lives of sinful nature. Hugs and blessings
thats absolutely nonsense and rubbish , when we are talking of HOLY , you don,t bring in that type of rubbish quotations , that can only be said on some other peoples like you , and who happen to believe in what you believe in , and saying waste of money is totally rubbish , your own money ? nor was some body knocking on your dor asking you to give him or her money to embarks on the journey of the faith ?each and every one paid for his or her slot , so you don,t just washes your mouth on them and says its a waste ,what you regards as holy from your own side is infact the most dirtiest orugliest sight probably one will not ever wish to see
Posted: at 9-10-2010 06:36 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
WASTE OF MONEY and RESOURCES. That money should be put to better use!
its non of your business as it wasn,t your money , each and every pilgrim fully paid for his or her onward journey to the holy land ,
Which of the land is HOLY. When God was giving the Lands to the Children of Israel he called it the Promise Land and not the Holy Land. Any land that should be Holy is Jerusalem because it is there God called his Holy Place Zion. But then it was no longer called that again because of the Disobedience of the Children of Israel and the ending of that Marriage. So when the New World on this Earth comes there will be a New Jerusalem go and read the book of Revelations. Holiness comes from within us because OUR TEMPLE IS THE BODY OF THE LORD. This holiness comes in when we live an obedience life to Jesus Christ. Then when 2 or more is gather in His name there in the MIDST He will be. This is the outer Holiness of God. Not going to a country that is no better than mines or yours.
So this money wasting venture is unnecessary.
Ajanni my brother it is waste of NAIRA that the country need right now. Those so called Pilgrim better go and study their bibles and come out of their lives of sinful nature. Hugs and blessings
thats absolutely nonsense and rubbish , when we are talking of HOLY , you don,t bring in that type of rubbish quotations , that can only be said on some other peoples like you , and who happen to believe in what you believe in , and saying waste of money is totally rubbish , your own money ? nor was some body knocking on your dor asking you to give him or her money to embarks on the journey of the faith ?each and every one paid for his or her slot , so you don,t just washes your mouth on them and says its a waste ,what you regards as holy from your own side is infact the most dirtiest orugliest sight probably one will not ever wish to see
Posted: at 9-10-2010 06:38 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
waste money on useless religious practices! what is holy about saudi arabia? do the trees grow upside down?
Abject stupidity!!!
yes the trees grew upside down there , since you happen to be walking upside down as well, and what do you mean by saying useless religious practices ? you must be mad really . did any one ever knocks on your doors asking you for money to embark on the journey ? or was the said money budgeted your father,s own? you are not human but a complette animal
Posted: at 9-10-2010 06:46 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
this ajanni of a guy needs help.is he the only muslim in this naijapals?why insulting everybody as if u are the muhamed muslims beleive on.repent my brother b4 u incure the wrath of God upon urself.how many country still sponsor their citizen for such practise.both . God is everywhere mostly inside of u.why seek him in another man,s land.when u can build a temple of holiness in u.after all this they come back wit bomb and digger to begin busher people.may God deliver this people from themselve
Posted: at 9-10-2010 09:55 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming
this ajanni of a guy needs help.is he the only muslim in this naijapals?why insulting everybody as if u are the muhamed muslims beleive on.repent my brother b4 u incure the wrath of God upon urself.how many country still sponsor their citizen for such practise.both . God is everywhere mostly inside of u.why seek him in another man,s land.when u can build a temple of holiness in u.after all this they come back wit bomb and digger to begin busher people.may God deliver this people from themselve
thats is the problem with you peoples , hardly will you ever talk without your mouths being very porous , what a reckless statements ? firstly who tells you that those who made the journey where in search of GOD ?what brought inn bomb and digger here if not one of those recklessness ? who also tells you that govt will sponsors all the intending pilgrims ? 95,000 will be performing from nigeria and the report says the govt is sponsoring about 26,000, and must you because of the govt delegates washes your dirty mouths on faithful ones going and fully paid for the fare in their pocket ? i had performed the Hajj more that twenty times now with non from the so call govt deligates, GOD is HOLY and HE accept only but HOLY things as well Hajj itself is the fith pillar of the pillars that carries the ISLAM and its a journey of the faith , so therefore its a must , and who so ever is not so pleases should jump into the nearest river to him or her
and did you said build a temple ?no no be temple , na canopy ,or even cartepillar if you are ignorants of the excercise its better you shoot up your mouth so
Posted: at 9-10-2010 11:12 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
this ajanni of a guy needs help.is he the only muslim in this naijapals?why insulting everybody as if u are the muhamed muslims beleive on.repent my brother b4 u incure the wrath of God upon urself.how many country still sponsor their citizen for such practise.both . God is everywhere mostly inside of u.why seek him in another man,s land.when u can build a temple of holiness in u.after all this they come back wit bomb and digger to begin busher people.may God deliver this people from themselve
it's you and your likes who run their mouths like a lost sheep who needs help. why do you expect muslims to dance to your tune; you and your pre-decessors have gone way-ward so God's wrath and curse is on you hence no promise-land to visit nor enter, then you expect the MULIMS whose Holy-land remains not to visit theirs.this is a clear envy from you these christians or whatever you call yourselves. as muslims, we are the chosen-one and aren't arrogant with that (because those who were earlier arrogant were cursed) so we have a HOLY-LAND which is non-comparable with Jerusalem and it shall remian till end-time. get this into your head , you and and those isrealites successors (the likes of princedafe, krazykay, ksurrina, and those who will tread your lost path as soon as they join this topic), "that no new jerusalem -because it's over for Isrealites and Mesaih's Books i.e it's expired.the valid Book, Law, mode of worship et cet era is only in Islam, be it at your interest or not, you'll learn that if you don't accept Islam till the Angels who'll take your rotten-soul come on your Death-day. PEACE UNTO THOSE WHO DESERVE PLEASE.
Posted: at 10-10-2010 11:10 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
hajj, a pillar of islam is meant for those who can afford it alongside other conditions which involves making sure ur family is adequately catered for during your absence. for govt to cough out such chunk of money in d name of sponsorship is uncalled for. i am sure 90% of those being sponsored can adequately pay for demselves. we hav a problem of allocating funds in this country to make the rich richer and the poor poorer
Posted: at 10-10-2010 03:48 PM (14 years ago) | Newbie
THE BIGEST ANIMAL IN THE WORLD AJANNI...... WHEN WE TALK OF BOMB THAT IS NOTHERNERS YOU FOOL AJANNI LL SAY NO.....PEOPLE GO A BETTER LAND... YOU KILLERS AND BOMBERS..LL GO SAUDI ARABIA... LEARN MORE HOW TO KILL AND BOMB IN THE NAME OF PIGRIMS.....IS GOOD AS THE GOVT IS HELPING ON THAT FOR MORE BOMBERS IN ABUJA.....AND I PRAY THIS NEXT BOMB LL NOT MISS YOU AJANNI
Posted: at 10-10-2010 07:52 PM (14 years ago) | Newbie
this ajanni of a guy needs help.is he the only muslim in this naijapals?why insulting everybody as if u are the muhamed muslims beleive on.repent my brother b4 u incure the wrath of God upon urself.how many country still sponsor their citizen for such practise.both . God is everywhere mostly inside of u.why seek him in another man,s land.when u can build a temple of holiness in u.after all this they come back wit bomb and digger to begin busher people.may God deliver this people from themselve
it's you and your likes who run their mouths like a lost sheep who needs help. why do you expect muslims to dance to your tune; you and your pre-decessors have gone way-ward so God's wrath and curse is on you hence no promise-land to visit nor enter, then you expect the MULIMS whose Holy-land remains not to visit theirs.this is a clear envy from you these christians or whatever you call yourselves. as muslims, we are the chosen-one and aren't arrogant with that (because those who were earlier arrogant were cursed) so we have a HOLY-LAND which is non-comparable with Jerusalem and it shall remian till end-time. get this into your head , you and and those isrealites successors (the likes of princedafe, krazykay, ksurrina, and those who will tread your lost path as soon as they join this topic), "that no new jerusalem -because it's over for Isrealites and Mesaih's Books i.e it's expired.the valid Book, Law, mode of worship et cet era is only in Islam, be it at your interest or not, you'll learn that if you don't accept Islam till the Angels who'll take your rotten-soul come on your Death-day. PEACE UNTO THOSE WHO DESERVE PLEASE.
TAMAM .ALLAH AKBAR
Posted: at 10-10-2010 11:00 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
hajj, a pillar of islam is meant for those who can afford it alongside other conditions which involves making sure ur family is adequately catered for during your absence. for govt to cough out such chunk of money in d name of sponsorship is uncalled for. i am sure 90% of those being sponsored can adequately pay for demselves. we hav a problem of allocating funds in this country to make the rich richer and the poor poorer
well said , but you seems to have mis some vital points so , without trying to be hypocrites , govt did not sponsors the whole pilgrims but a little and minor groups , and i quites agreed with you that those sponsors by govt so fare are able men and women who can even themselves affords to sponsors other , but due to their greedness will embarks on the journey at expenses of govt , and with many of the knowning fully that GOD is HOLY and HE accept noting but HOLY things these are the type of peoples that you can all washes your mouths upon and not those who labours so hard to embark on the journey of faith by their sweats
Posted: at 10-10-2010 11:20 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
LL NOT MISS YOU AJANNI 
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