Sokoto To Start Sale Of Seats In February For 2016 HAJJ

The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has announced that it would begin the sales of 2016 Hajj seats on February 2.
This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesman of the agency, Farouk Umar, to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Sunday, December 28, 2015.
“This followed a resolution reached at the end of the just-concluded Hajj stakeholders’ meeting held in Abuja, where states were required to make adequate and early preparations for the success of 2016 Hajj,” it said.
The statement also said the agency had introduced new measures to ensure smooth and proper documentation of the prospective pilgrims.

“These measures include requiring intending pilgrims to submit their e-passports and draft cheque of the initial deposit at the point of registration.
“The agency has also called on the intending pilgrims to possess their e-passports before 1st of February 2016, in line with the new pilgrims registration policy,” it added.

 Prospective pilgrims were urged not to patronise middlemen and also desist from making any payments before February 2.