After close of registration, the official number of intending pilgrims that registered for the 2024 Hajj from Nigeria stands at 51,447 under the government quota.
Commendably, The Bola Ahmed Tinubu led government played a leading role in the realization of this noble objective. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) recognize the numerous sacrifices that Federal Government made against all odds towards easing the constrains off its intending pilgrims.
The Commission also commends the patience exhibited by the pilgrims that were caught up in the uncertainties. The concern demonstrated by the Ulamas over the pilgrims’ predicament did not go unnoticed by the Commission. Several stakeholders, including State Governors, rendered solutions out of the gridlock. Some media houses showed tremendous understanding of the constraints which literarily exposed the reality of the quaqmire the 2024 Hajj was confronting.
Indeed, 2024 Hajj preparations came with unexpected challenges from which lessons have been learnt. NAHCON has always known that long term planning has been the workable strategy that would have subdued the challenges that slowed down the year’s Hajj preparations. Going forward, long term planning will be the Commission’s paradigm shift in its pre-Hajj operations. It is a reality that all Hajj stakeholders must queue into to avert unforeseen challenges.
Bellow is a breakdown of number of pilgrims that successfully registered for the 2024 Hajj exercise from each state.

  1. Adamawa          1,642
  2. Bauchi               2,315
  3. Benue                     87
  4. Borno                1,780
  5. FCT                    2,491
  6. Gombe               1,373
  7. Jigawa               1,250
  8. Kaduna             4,493
  9. Kano                  3,057
  10. Katsina              2,654
  11. Kebbi                 3,419
  12. Kogi                         13
  13. Kwara               3,000
  14. Nasarawa         1,866
  15. Niger                 3,201
  16. Plateau              1,126
  17. Sokoto              3,643
  18. Taraba                 950
  19. Yobe                  1,120
  20. Zamfara           1,596

          Northern Sub-Total     41,076

  1. Abia                      –
  2. Akwa-ibom         –
  3. Anambra             –
  4. Bayelsa                 13
  5. Cross River         –
  6. Delta                     36
  7. Ebonyi                  13
  8. Edo                     295
  9. Ekiti                    186
  10. Enugu                   18
  11. Imo                     100
  12. Lagos               1,861
  13. Ogun                  925
  14. Ondo                  491
  15. Osun               1,590
  16. Oyo                 1,047
  17. Rivers                  47
  18. Armed Forces  365

          Southern Sub-Total     6.987

          Total from All States   48,063

  1. HSS                1,884
  2. Others            1,500

          GRAND TOTAL              51,447

 

Fatima Sanda Usara,
Assistant Director, Public Affairs,
NAHCON
05/04/2024