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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2004           Shekarau counsels intending pilgrims By ADAMU ABDULLAHI KANO state governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has advised intending pilgrims from the state to exhibit sense of discipline and be good ambassadors of the country while in the Holyland. The governor gave the advice while declaring open the sensitization seminar for this year�s intending pilgrims from the state at the Assembly Hall of the School for Arabic Studies, yesterday. Malam Shekarau disclosed that the state government had secured a befitting accommodation for the state pilgrims close to the Holy Ka�aba which can accommodate about 6,000 people. The governor further noted that the house rented at Makka was never rented by any black nation before, adding that it will ease the Hajj exercise by Kano pilgrims. He charged the participants of the seminar to make good use of what they would have learnt during the sensitization seminar while performing the Hajj rites. Malam Shekarau pointed out that Hajj can only be performed accurately when the pilgrim gets the full knowledge of how to carry out the rites of the exercise. Governor Shekarau also advised the officials to perform their duty diligently both at home and at the Holyland, while urging the intending pilgrims to turn out on time whenever the airlift begins. On his part, the chairman of the state Task Force Committee on Hajj 2005 who is also the commissioner of information, Alhaji Garba Yusuf Abubakar said they will try their possible best to ensure a hitch-free Hajj operation. Alhaji Abubakar thanked the state government for giving them the opportunity to serve the state in that capacity, observing however that it is not an easy task. �But with commitment and dedication, everything will be successful,� he added. He enjoined the intending pilgrims to cooperate with the officials of the pilgrims welfare board in order to record a smooth Hajj operation. SITE TOOLS Print This Page   EMAIL THIS PAGE Friend's Name: Friend's  Email: Your Name: Your Email:           � Triumph Publishing Company Limited 2004

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