Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, will on Sunday bid farewell to the state’s contingents embarking on the holy pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board Secretary, Mr. AbdulHakeem Ajomagberin, said that the event with the theme: ‘The position of Hajj in Islam’ will hold at De-Blue Roof, Lagos Television (LTV) Agidingbi, Ikeja.
According to a statement released by the Public Affairs officer, Taofeek Lawal, the Board Secretary stated that Governor Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Kadri Hamzat, are expected to grace the occasion.
Also expected are the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa; Chief of Staff (CoS), Mr. Tayo Ayinde; Head of Service (HoS) Mr. Shuaheeb Olabode Agoro; Chairman, House Committee on Home Affairs, Jibril Abdukareem and Commissioner for Home Affairs/Amir-ul-Hajj, Olanrewaju Ibrahim Layode, amongst many other dignitaries.
He emphasised that while the Chief Imam of Lagos State, Sheikh Sulaiman Abou-Nollah, would lead other Islamic clerics and Divisional Imams to offer special prayers for the intending pilgrims towards a successful Hajj exercise, Dr. Nuha Lawal-Jinadu, an Associate Professor of Arabic Language, Lagos State University (LASU), would speak on the theme.
Ajomagberin urged all the intending pilgrims, their families, and friends to ensure that they attend the event in large numbers, stressing that officials of the state and federal government agencies would be in attendance to further enlighten them on what they needed to know about the spiritual journey and what they should avoid in their luggage.
Meanwhile, the Central Working Committee (CWC) led by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Islamic Matters, Dr. Ahmad Abdullahi Jebe, has organised a special prayer session for the success of the 2025 Hajj operation, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu’s administration and Nigerian in general.
The prayer, held at the Shamsi Adisa Thomas (SAT) Mosque, GRA, Ikeja, was led by the Chairman, Dawah sub-committee, Prof. Kabir Paramole with members of the CWC, staff of the Board, Ulamah and Hajj guides in attendance.
