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Speaking on Tuesday, at a meeting with members of the State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board, led by its Chairman, Alhaji Babatunde Onipede, in Ado-Ekiti, Egbeyemi noted that both the federal and state governments had stopped sponsoring pilgrims on holy pilgrimages, to save funds for development purposes.
He told the board members, who visited him to familiarise themselves with his office, which supervises the Board in the state, that individuals interested in performing pilgrimage should do so through private savings, in view of the government’s withdrawal of sponsorship.
“Both the Federal Government and the State Government have said they will not spend their money on pilgrimages again, and that is why there was no budgetary allocation to it.
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The Ekiti State Government has advocated more private sponsorship of pilgrims to Mecca and Jerusalem given the government’s withdrawal from bankrolling pilgrimages.
The Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, stressed that both the Federal Government and the State Government have stopped sponsoring pilgrims to holy pilgrimages to save funds for developmental purposes.
According to a statement by his Special Assistant (Media), Odunayo Ogunmola, the Deputy Governor made the remarks on Tuesday when he received in audience members of the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board led by the Chairman, Alhaji Babatunde Onipede.
The Board members were on a familiarisation visit to the Deputy Governor whose office supervises the agency in the state.