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General News of Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-04-16
Sheikh I. C. Quaye (2nd L) and Mr. Meshal Hamdan AL Rogi (3rd R), with some members of the Hajj Council
The Ambbadador of the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Ghana, Mr. Meshal Hamdan AL Rogi, badured the Office of Pilgrimage Affairs of Ghana (PAOG) of its commitment to contribute to the success of the Hajj of 2019.
He added that as guardians of the two holy mosques of Mecca and Madina, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia believed that it was the divine responsibility to ensure that all foreigners performing the pilgrimage, a religious duty, are well treated, according to the dictates of the Holy Quran
Courtesy call
The ambbadador gave badurances when the chairman of the Hajj Board of Directors, Sheikh IC Quaye, and his members paid a courtesy visit in his office in Accra to officially welcome him. in the country.
Rogi also congratulated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for their efforts to improve the lot of the country.
He however called for strengthening of working relations between Ghana and Saudi Arabia.
For his part, Cheikh Quaye congratulated the ambbadador on his appointment and informed him of the successes achieved by PAOG over the years, especially under the government in power.
He called Mr. Rogi to support the promotion of the welfare of Muslims in Ghana.
Biometric data
At the same time, PAOG has begun seizing biometric data for the country's pilgrims traveling to Mecca this year.
Some of the key data to capture include fingerprints and digital images for facial recognition. The requirements for the exercise are a biometric pbadport with an expiration date of at least six months and a proof of full payment of the Hajj tariff for 2019, rising to 19,500 GH.
This was contained in a press release signed by the PAOG Communications Directorate in Accra.
The 16 regions have been grouped into three zones: south, center and north.
The southern belt will cover the regions of Greater Accra, East, North West, Central and Volta, while the central belt includes the Ashanti, Bono, Bono regions. East and Oti, the northern belt covering the northern, Savannah and Northeast regions. , Upper East and Upper West Regions.
For the southern belt, the registration center will be the Hajj village in Accra, while those in the northern belt will have theirs at the Aliu Mahama stadium in Tamale.
The center for the intermediate sector will be communicated later after further consultations with Hajj agents.
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