JUST IN…..NAHCON allocates 2022 Hajj slots state-by-state

AUTHORITY  of the National Hajj Commission, (NAHCON) has announced the distribution of the 2022 Hajj slots across states of the federation.

ROYAL NEWS reports that NAHCON Chairman, Barr Zikrullah Hassan, stated this during hajj operational meeting with Chief Executives of States Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards.

Zikrullah said Saudi Arabia allocated a total number of 43,008 quotas to Nigeria.  The distribution of Hajj seat followed the approval of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to host one million pilgrims in this year hajj.

Allocation to other states are as follows:

Kano—-222

Katsina—2146

Kogi —313

Adamawa—1166

Kwara —1406

Lagos—1562

FCT—1538

Nasarawa—684

Sokoto —2404

Taraba—651

Zamfara—1303

Yobe—860

Oyo—629

Osun—460

Ogun —497

Plateau —824

Bauchi —1362

Jigawa—614

Gombe—1005

Borno —1195

Benue—103

Ekiti—83

Edo—94

Ebonyi—51

Anambra—17

Armed Forces—239

NAHCON adopted the 2019 state performance database to arrive at number of pilgrims’ distribution to each state.

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For example in 2019, Niger state was allocated 3946 seats but was able to airlifted 3280 pilgrims representing 7.3 percent. Consequently, Niger was allocated 2256 representing the same percent for 2022 hajj.