Ustaz Zaak Abubakar,Kogi Amiru Hajj for 2023 hajj--Official.

 By Correspondent in Lokoja.

             Ustaz Alhaji Zakariya Zaak                           Abubakar Aliyu.

The Kogi Ster Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has approved the appointment of Ustaz Alhaji Zakariya Zaak Abubakar Aliyu as state Amiru Hajj for the 2023 Hajj.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the Kogi State Hajj Commission, Sheikh Luqman Imam Abdullah who described Ustaz Alhaji Zakariya Zaak Abubakar Aliyu, as a retired public servant and a veteran in the Hajj industry.

"A committed religious leader, Ustaz Alhaji Zakariya Zaak Abubakar Aliyu, hails from the eastern senatorial district of the state," he added.

Meanwhile, the chairman has advised all intending pilgrims who are yet to submit their international passports to the commission, to do so immediately

He also called the intending pilgrims concerned to submit their COVID-19 green card to the commission during the training which will commence from 14th to  -16th May 2023 in the three senatorial districts of the state.

The chairman reminded all intending pilgrims that inoculation and collection of Hajj materials have been scheduled to hold from 17th to 19th May 2023, at the Hajj Commission premises in Lokoja.

Edited by Dada Ahmed.