Governor Aliyu Approves Amirul Hajj Team for 2013 Pilgrimage

The Chief Servant and Governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has approved this year’s Amirul Hajj Team to Saudi Arabia with the State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Musa Ibeto as the Amirul Hajj.

A statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Saidu Ndako Idris said the team had the Speaker of the State Assembly as the Deputy Amirul Hajj while Secretary to the State Government would serve as the Secretary of the team.

The statement added that Senator Zainab Abdulkadir Kure; Haliru Jikantoro, member of House of Representatives; Usman Magaji, member of House of Assembly; Shehu S. Pawa, member of House of Assembly and Hajiya Hadiza L.S. Abdullahi, Commissioner of Water Resources are to serve in the committee.

Other are: Alhaji Abubakar Tanko, Special Adviser Chieftaincy Affairs; Comrade Mohammed Idris Ndako, State Chairman of the NLC; Comrade Saidu Kala, Chairman of NULGE; Alhaji Aminu Aliyu, Legal Officer in the Public Procurement Board and Hajiya Rabi Makun of Women in Da’awah.

The Governor congratulated the appointees and wished them Allah’s guidance in discharging the task.