The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) defends President Bola Tinubu's approval of a N90 billion subsidy for the 2024 Hajj operation, dismissing criticisms as biased and fueled by religious prejudice.
The Muslim Rights Concern has faulted criticisms over the recently approved N90 billion subsidy by President Bola Tinubu for the 2024 Hajj operation.
“MURIC had opposed sponsorship of hajj by the federal, state, local government or government agencies, We still stand on this pronouncement. Even the Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs took this stand earlier in 2016,” he said. “To fully understand the plight of 2024 intending pilgrims, we may need to compare the fees paid by 2023 pilgrims. The 2023 Hajj fare was N1.8m for pilgrims flying from Maiduguri and Yola. Others paid more depending on the distance.”
“By the way, it was not as if Tinubu played Father Christmas with the N90 billion subsidy because the actual amount needed to bail out the pilgrims was N230 billion. Many stakeholders, including the House of Representatives, appealed to the president to intervene in the matter of 2024 intending pilgrims before he made the move. Yet Tinubu did not pay the whole amount”.
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