The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the approval was to complete the payment of additional fares of about ₦2 million announced by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON).
The decision was reached at an emergency Executive Council meeting presided over by the deputy governor, Umar Abubakar-Tafida, in Birnin Kebbi on Monday.
Addressing newsmen on the outcome of the meeting, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Ahmad, said the gesture was in furtherance of the magnanimity of Governor Nasir Idris to uphold religious values for societal peace and tranquility.
