Hajj: Lagos to inoculate 1,600 intending pilgrims
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board said it has put in place necessary measures for the inoculation of its 1,600 intending pilgrims performing the this year’s Hajj exercise in
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board said it has put in place necessary measures for the inoculation of its 1,600 intending pilgrims performing the this year’s Hajj exercise in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Board Secretary, Mr. AbdulHakeem Ajomagberin, in a statement by the Director, Public Affairs, Mr. Taofeek Lawal, said, “the arrangement is to ensure effective participation of pilgrims and smooth coordination of the exercise in line with public health requirements”.
While revealing that pilgrims would be administered with meningitis, oral polio, yellow fever and influenza vaccines during the exercise, he sought the cooperation and necessary support of the officials of the Port Health Services (Federal Ministry of Health) towards the successful conduct of the important exercise.
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The inoculation which has been scheduled to hold on local government basis, is expected to begin on Monday at the Shamsi Adisa Thomas (SAT) Mosque Hall, First Secretariat, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.
According to the schedule released by the Board, intending pilgrims from Agege and Somolu local governments will kickstart the exercise, followed by Ajeromi, Apapa and Ojo on April 21 while Alimosho, Amuwo-Odofin and Badagry will have theirs on April 22.
Those from Ikeja, Oshodi-Isolo, Mushin and Surulere will have theirs on Thursday, while their counterparts from Ikorodu, Eti-Osa, Kosofe and Epe would be attended to on April 27.
Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, JAIZ, NIA and Royal intending pilgrims would be inoculated on April 28. The exercise will be concluded on April 29 with the inoculation of government officials, at the same venue.
The Board Secretary urged every intending pilgrims performing the holy pilgrimage through the state, to ensure that they comply and make themselves available for the inoculation as scheduled. He warned that in view of the seriousness attached to the inoculation by the Saudi Arabia authorities and NAHCON, any intending pilgrim that refused to be inoculated will not be allowed to proceed with the spiritual journey, adding that the inoculation is in fulfilment of requirements for international travels.
