The Minister of State in the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to providing first-class welfare services to its contingents on hajj exercises.
Dr Mahmoud pledged when she received the Director of the FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (MPWB), Mallam Kadiri Edah, who presented the three certificates of recognition for the 2025 hajj exercise awarded by the Independent Hajj Reporters.
Provision of the best services
The minister stated that the awards by the non-governmental organisation that monitors Hajj activities were a testimony to the effort by the administration through the board in the provision of the best services to the pilgrims each year in the Hajj operation.
The minister said the present administration has carried out a series of reforms to ensure that Nigerians who choose to partake in the religious exercise through the FCT Pilgrims Board get value for their hard-earned money and are satisfied with the services rendered.
She explained that the administration would continue to support the board and other departments in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Enhanced services
She further disclosed that the administration is coming up with new strategies to ensure that the Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board wins more awards of excellence in future Hajj operations through enhanced services.
Earlier, the Director of the Board, Mallam Kadiri Edah, disclosed that the awards were a result of the support enjoyed by the entire workforce of the Board from the Minister of FCT and the Minister of State throughout the 2025 Hajj exercise.
Edah stated that with the support of the administration, the Board was able to record the best hajj exercise in 2025 despite all challenges that are peculiar to hajj operations.
The director presented the three medals and the certificates of excellence to the FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, through the Chairman of the 2025 Hajj Ministerial Committee, Dr Abdullahi Isah Kauranmanta.
Meanwhile, three members of staff of the MPWB were recognised for their outstanding performance during the last exercise.
The director of FCT MPWB, Mallam Kadiri Edah, clinched the award for the best Service-Oriented Pilgrims’ Board Executive during the 2025 Hajj exercise. The Public Relations Officer of the Board, Mohammed Lawal Aliyu, and the Head of the ICT unit of the Board, Na’Allah Ado, were honoured for their meritorious service to FCT Pilgrims throughout the Hajj exercise in their various fields.