By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud has reinstated the administration’s commitment to provide a first class welfare services to its contingents on hajj exercises.
Mahmoud made the pledge when she received the Director of the FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (MPWB), Mallam Kadiri Edah who presented the three certificates of recognition for the 2025 hajj exercise awarded by the Independent Hajj Reporters.
The Minister thanked the Non-Governmental Organization for monitoring the hajj activities, adding that it was a testimony of the effort by the Administration through the MPWB in the provision of best services to the pilgrims each year in Hajj operation.
The minister said the present administration has carried out series of reforms to ensure that Nigerians who chooses to partake in the religious exercise through the FCT MPWB gets value for their hard-earned money and get satisfied for the services rendered.
She explained that the Administration would continue to support the Board and other departments in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
She disclosed that the FCT Administration is coming up with new strategies to ensure that Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board wins more awards of excellence in future Hajj operations through enhanced services.
Mallam Edah, while presenting the three medals to the Minister, the Director of the Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, said that the awards were as a result of the support enjoyed by the entire workforce of the Board from the Minister of FCT and the Minister of State throughout the 2025 Hajj exercise.
He stated that with the support of the administration, the Board was able to record the best hajj exercise in 2025 despite all challenges that are peculiar to hajj operations.
The three medals and the certificates of excellence to the FCT Minister of state, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud thnrogh the Chairman of the 2025 Hajj Ministerial Committee, Dr. Abdullahi Isah Kauranmanta.
Also, three members of staff of the MPWB were re received outstanding performance award during the last exercise.
The director of FCT MPWB, Mallam Kadiri Edah clinches the award of the best Service Oriented Pilgrims’ Board Executive during the 2025 Hajj exercise, the Public Relations Officer of the Board, Mohammed Lawal Aliyu and Head of ICT unit of the Board, Na’Allah Ado were honoured for their meritorious service to FCT Pilgrims throughout the Hajj exercise in their various fields.
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