SPECIAL REPORT:Muslim Intending Pilgrims Urged to be Good Ambassadors of the state in Holy Land.

10th August, 2017 
By Yunusa Abdullahi.

Governor Muhammed Umar Jibrilla urged Muslims Pilgrims  to be of good ambassadors  of Adamawa state  while performing  spiritual  duties  in the  Holy Land .

The Governor  made the  appeal while  addressing Two Thousand  Six Hundred and Twenty  intending pilgrims  at the Jimeta  Old GRA temporary  Hajj Camp before their departure  to Saudi Arabia. 

Governor Muhammed Jibrilla also  appealed the  pilgrims  to be Law abiding at the  Holy Land  while  performing their spiritual  duties, and called on the  pilgrims  to pray for the  state and the country and President Muhammadu Buhari  for his speedy recovery. 

In their goodwill messages, The  Lamido Adamawa His Royal Highness Dr Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Mustafa, Honourable speaker of the state House of Assembly  Kabiru Mijinyawa  who is also the Amirul Hajj ,the Chief of Staff government house Alhaji AbdurRahman Abba Jimeta  and other spiritual  leaders have called  on the pilgrims  to always  follow the tenent of the Holy book and to abide by the  constituted authorities of Saudi Arabia and  to be of good and moral behaviour as well as to  shun any act that would  tanish  the image of Adamawa state and Nigerian government. 

The Amirul-Hajj, Hon. Kabiru Mijinyawa  thanked  Governor Muhammed Umar Jibrilla for finding members of the state government  delegation  worthy  to serve as leaders of the state contingents in Saudi Arabia, and warned the intending  pilgrims  to disassociates  themselves  from unnecessary  gatherings  as against  the Saudi Arabian  Laws. 

Earlier in his address of welcome ,the Executive  Secretary of state  Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board Engr Umar AbdurRahman Bobboi  announced that Adamawa state  has been  allocated Two  Thousand  Six  Hundred and Twenty  seats for 2017 Hajj and called on the  pilgrims  to abide by the laid down rules and regulations  of Saudi Arabian  government while in the  Holy Land.