2019 Hajj: 492 pilgrims took the plane to Mecca

General News of Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Source: clbadfmonline.com

2019-07-24

The first group of Ghanaian pilgrims was airlifted to Tamale airport on Wednesday morning to perform this year's pilgrimage to Mecca.

About 492 pilgrims left with Boeing 747-400s in the Northern Region.

Ghana's Hajj Board public relations officer in the region, Alhaji Eliasu, confirmed to Clbad News that a total of 2,800 potential pilgrims should travel directly from Tamale to Mecca from Wednesday, July 24 to Sunday, July 28, 2019, in six groups. . He revealed that about 6,000 Muslims are expected to leave the shores of Ghana for the pilgrimage this year.

Addressing the media after bidding farewell to the pilgrims, Northern Regional Minister Salifu Saeed said his flight from Tamale Airport had greatly relieved the government and the National Pilgrimage Council. . He recounted the inconveniences and frustrations that future pilgrims had to undergo before embarking for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

According to the minister, the delay of flights for pilgrims from the airlift is a thing of the past and argued that all scheduled flights now arrive at the time. He congratulated the pilgrim administration council for its speedy preparation, adding: "Everything is going well, the flight has arrived at the hour; they prepared the pilgrims and carried out the formalities of registration. Even their luggage and their logistics were handed to them three days before the hour. "

Mr. Saeed prayed that the pilgrims would succeed in their pilgrimage and anticipated an incident that had been released from the pilgrimage.

For his part, Interior Minister Ambrose Dery instructed pilgrims to respect the laws of Saudi Arabia and abide by the rules and regulations governing the Hajj. He advised them to expose the hospitality of Ghanaians and implored them to pray for the peace and security of the country.