In his bid
to cut cost of government, President Muuhammadu Buhari has announced that there
would be no Federal Government delegation for this year’s hajj in Saudi Arabia.
He however
stated that the government shall play its traditional roles of providing
consular, medical and security service to Nigerian pilgrims.
With the
decision, the government is expected to save about $1 million and ₦30m in local
expenses.
The senior
Special Assistant to the President on media and publicity, Malam Garba Shehu
who stated this on Monday quoted the president as saying that the decision was
not targeted at any individual or group.
He also
stated that States were at liberty to sponsor their pilgrims, if they so
desired.
“The states
can deal with that (meaning appointment of own delegations) but this year at
the center, we will not be involved” Shehu said.
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