The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has commended Ogun State Pilgrims Welfare  Board for demonstrating capacity in the  effective coordination of activities during 2023 Hajj exercise in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Team Leader, NAHCON Assessment and Award Committee, Alhaji Ashim Sulaimon gave the commendation  when he led his team on a visit to the Ogun Pilgrims tent in Mina, Saudi Arabia, saying, the team was amased by  the general wellbeing and orderliness of the Pilgrims.

Sulaimon, informed that  the Management of NAHCON had taken note all the lapses noticed during this year's exercise, promised to  ensure improvement in subsequent hajj operation.

He said"  we are highly impressed by the general wellbeing and orderliness of the Pilgrims. We did not see anything short of what is expected of Ogun State, and I will relay the observations to the authority for other States to emulate".

Responding, the Amir-ul-hajj, Ogun state, Prof. Kamaldeen Balogun appreciated the commission for the visit, urging them to look into various complaints of the Board and correct the anomalies.