Over 400 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2019 exercise with the Oyo State Pilgrim Welfare Board have arrived Saudi Arabia.
The Chairman of the Board, Prof. Sayed Malik, who disclosed this while addressing journalists at his office at Hajj Camp, Olodo, Ibadan on Monday added that the remaining 500 pilgrims would take off for the holy land soon.
Prof. Malik appreciated Allah for the safe arrival of the pilgrims from Oyo State to holy land and prayed for the successful take off of others.
He charged the pilgrims to pray for peace and harmony in Nigeria.
He reminded the intending pilgrims to be law- abiding and desist from any act that could jeopardise their Hajj exercise and tarnish the good image of the state and Nigeria as a whole.
“We give all glories to God Almighty for making the journey and arrival of the first batch of the pilgrims successful. By His grace, the remaining 500 intending pilgrims will soon be airlifted to Saudi Arabia.
“We have given them instructions and advice as to how to conduct themselves while at the holy land not to run foul of their law and to run away from acts that could jeopardise the integrity of Oyo State and Nigeria as a whole.
“Prayer for peace and harmonious understanding among Nigerians would be the focus of this year’s pilgrims as we all know that a nation bedeviled with crisis can never grow. God will continue to lead our leaders right so the country can continue to experience peace and progress,” Malik prayed.
