Katsina PWB - intending pilgrims: WHEN THERE IS NO PASSPORT, NO VISA,NO GO FOR HAJJ EVEN IF THE FEE IS PAID - Executive Director
By Kabir Ahmed S/Kuka
The Chief Executive Director of Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Yunusa Abdullahi Dankama has reminded the intended pilgrims of the State to bring their passports for visas for this year's Hajj of which the board is continuing prepare for. The Executive Director said, "even if the person paid the fee in full within the stipulated time but did not bring his passport for visa let him knows if the deadline for this visa is completed, then he or she will not be able to perform this year's Hajj because it is through visa Saudi Arabia will the country for that purpose.
"Now there are those who have paid their fees but so far they have not brought their passports to apply for visas, which we are calling on them to do as soon as possible because in less than two days Saudi Arabia will closed the portal to apply for visas".
Alhaji Yunusa Dankama gave this information to the people who are continuing their Hajj review from Katsina zone this Monday at the State headquarters. The Executive Director who further emphasized the steps and plans that the country of Saudi Arabia has taken at this time which is different from the previous times, he said that all the rules or any other promises given by the country are not subject to change. Dankama hoped and prayed that the people benefited from this review would work with what they heard or learned.
Recall that, the country of Saudi Arabia has said that it will complete all the preparations for this year's Hajj fifty days before the day of Arafat in order to overcome any problems that may arise.