Some Nigerian pilgrims in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have expressed satisfaction with the accommodation provided to them by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Madina, the pilgrims also commended the commission for the healthy meals being served to them by the commission in the holy land.
Mrs Alimat Yakub, a female pilgrim from Kwara, commended the leadership of NAHCON for putting in place decent accommodation and good feeding arrangements since their arrival.
Yakub said that Nigerian pilgrims could compete with their counterparts from any part of the world in terms of decent and comfortable accommodation as well as good meals.
Also, another pilgrim from Kwara, Suleman Abdulrahman, said he was delighted with the accommodation because of its closeness to the Prophet Muhammad’s Mosque.
He said: ”Gone were the days when Nigerian pilgrims were accommodated far from the mosque.”
He also expressed satisfaction on the quality and quantity of the food that NAHCON was providing the pilgrims saidd, ” we are really enjoying the food.
“I am happy with the improvement in terms of feeding and accommodation in Medina.
”We thank the Chairman of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan for keeping to his words on feeding and accommodation.”
Malam Abdul-Jabbar Sani, a pilgrim for Gummi Local Government of Zamfara confirmed that the quality of the food being served was second to none.
