PRESS RELEASE
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) hereby announced the 2023 Hajj allocation to the 36 State Pilgrims welfare boards/agencies/ Commissions, including the FCT and the Armed Forces after the end of the Exco meeting which ratified the allocation.
The seat allocation/ distribution is as follows:
Abia – 53, Adamawa- 2669, Anambra- 39, Bauchi- 3132, Bayelsa- 35, Benue.- 236, Borno -2735,
Cross Rivers.- 66, Delta- 74, Nassarawa -1,567, Niger- 5,165, Ogun -1,139, Ondo – 436, Osun – 1,054, Oyo – 1,441, Yobe – 1,968, Ebony -117, Edo – 274, Ekiti – 197, Enugu – 40, FCT – 3,520, Gombe – 2,301, Imo – 30, Jigawa – 1,525, Kaduna – 5982, Kano – 5,902, Katsina – 4,913, Kebbi – 4871, Kwara – 3,219, Lagos – 3,576, Plateau – 1,984, Sokoto – 5,504, Taraba – 1,590, Rivers – 50
Kogi state will be released l after the conclusion of the ongoing review of its activities while the allocation of Akwa Ibom state was suspended due to the non-renewal of its operating license,
Meanwhile, all the states are expected to remit payment of 50% of the 2022 seat allocation to the Commission before the 10th of February deadline. The inability of any state to comply with the deadline date will lead to reduction in allocation to such state.
SIGNED
Mousa Ubandawaki
Assistant Director Information and Publications
NAHCON, Abuja
