Buhari To End Govt Sponsorship Of Pilgrimage

President Buhari has said that his administration will stop government sponsorship of pilgrimages.

To this end, Buhari has urged the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) and the National Hajj Commission (NHC) to be self-sustaining.

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), John Kennedy-Opara, disclosed this on Monday, July 13, 2015, while speaking with State House correspondents in Abuja, after a meeting with Buhari.

Kennedy-Opra, who was at the State House to brief Buhari on the activities of the NCPC, also disclosed that the Federal Government has pegged one dollar at N160 for intending pilgrims to Israel and Saudi Arabia in 2015.