From Shuaibu Zubair Tatu, Birnin Kebbi
The Executive Chairman, Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Alhaji Faruk Yaro-Enabo solicited cooperation of the media for a successful 2025 Hajj exercise.
He made the plea when he received the newly elected state officials of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of journalists (NUJ) on a courtesy visit in his office in Birnin Kebbi yesterday
While stressing the need for close collaboration with journalists, the chairman observed that the media remain a veritable tool for effective efficient information destination.
Enumerating some achievements of the agency, Yaro-Enabo recalled that Kebbi was adjudged the best Pilgrims Agency in terms of everything during the 2024 Hajj exercise, “hence, we received three different awards last year.
“We want to maintain the tempo, as I am taking now, we are over 90 per cent prepared for the 2025 Hajj exercise.
“We have secured basic travelling allowance (BTA) for our intending pilgrims 100 per cent, visas are almost 100 per cent ready, yellow cards almost completed among other preparations,” he said.
The chairman assured that his doors were always open for possible suggestions and advices on ways to take the agency to next level of development.
Yaro-Enabo appreciated Gov. Nasir Idris for providing an enabling environment to the agency to operate smoothly for the betterment of intending pilgrims from the state.
This, according to him, has culminated into a huge success recorded by the present leadership of the agency.
Earlier, the Correspondents’ Chapel Chairman, Alhaji Kabiru Amiru-Wurma told the executive chairman that they were ready to work hand-in-hand with the agency.
He congratulated the executive chairman for introducing different innovation that transformed not only the agency but also its workforce for effective and efficient service delivery.
“These initiatives introduced by the executive chairman have placed the agency above other agencies across Nigeria in terms of performance, which led to the receipt of different awards last year.
“This is marvelous, we hope you will do everything humanly possible to sustain the tempo.
“It’s worthy of mentioning that you have transformed the agency by repositioning the dilapidated structures hitherto in the Hajj camp into modern,” he maintained.
