Nigerians have faulted President Bola Tinubu’s government for releasing N90 billion to subsidise the 2024 pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia amid economic hardship.
On Saturday, Daily Trust reported that the Nigerian Federal Government paid N90 billion to subsidise hajj fares.
The report noted that the commission needed a N230 billion subsidy, but N90 billion was approved.
DAILY POST recalls that NAHCON had, in December last year, fixed a fare of N4.9 million per pilgrim based on the exchange rate of N897 per US dollar.
However, through a statement issued last Sunday by its spokesperson, Fatima Usara, the Hajj commission had raised the fare by N1, 918,032.91, hiking the total amount to N6.8 million.
