The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON has actually repaired the last fare rates for the 2024 Hajj expedition workout.
The commission had previously in October, pegged the preliminary fare deposit at N4.5 m, keeping in mind that the repaired quantity was “in tandem with the dollar rate that will figure out the last expense of the coming Hajj”, which the quantity would provide the commission a more reasonable figure in bargaining for the expense of lodging, airline company fares, feeding, and other needs.
In a declaration signed by NAHCON’s Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Fatima Usara, on Saturday, the Commission stated it had actually made efforts to preserve the fares at N4.5 m, however had to make modifications due to the fact that of “the current instability in the dollar exchange rate.”
Usara included that while the Chairman of the commission, Jalal Arabi, had actually worked out rates with company in Saudi Arabia, the currency circumstance in the previous week required the changes, mentioning that the fares would have risen to N6 million otherwise.
“It would be remembered that the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi had actually at first intended to keep the 2024 Hajj fare at N4.5 million that was charged as a preliminary deposit. The potential customers had actually stayed high up until the popular Naira crash that took place mid-week.
“Regrettably, the current instability in the dollar currency exchange rate forced an essential change regardless of good efforts by NAHCON Chairman, Jalal Ahmad Arabi to preserve the expense of the year’s Hajj at the stated rate.
“Arabi had actually actively worked out considerable discount rates with provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in late January, making every effort to reduce expenses for meaning pilgrims. The unstable currency scenario within the week required the Commission to take an extreme choice to combine the gains accomplished in reducing the expense of services for the Hajj, without which the cost of the 2024 Muslim expedition may have shot to about N6,000,000,” the declaration partially checked out.
The commission has actually now pegged fares for planning pilgrims from Nigeria’s Southern centre at N4,899,000; those from the Northern centre will pay N4,699,000; while pilgrims from Yola and Maiduguri centres will pay a cost of N4,679,000 for the 2024 Hajj workout.
Planning pilgrims have actually now been encouraged to pay or stabilize their Hajj fares by Monday, February 12 2024, to make it possible for the commission to move the funds before the impending due date.