Vice President, Kashim Shettima To Grace 16th IHR Public Lecture, Award Ceremony
The Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), has announced Wednesday, September 4 ,2024 as the date for her 16th annual public lecture and awards ceremony.
The event held by IHR for the past 15 years after every Hajj operation, is scheduled to hold at the auditorium of the National Mosque, Abuja .
A statement signed on Monday by the national coordinator of the group, Ibrahim Mohammed, states that the event, which will start at 10am will have Vice President, Kashim Shettima as the Special Guest of Honour, while the National leader of Jamaatu Izalatul bidiah wa ikamatis Sunnah, Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau, will be the chairman of the event.
One of the event’s highlights will be a public lecture titled “Strategic Time Management for Effective Hajj 2025” to be delivered by Professor Wasiu O. Gabadeen, the deputy rector of Hajj Institute of Nigeria Abuja.
In the same vein, states and service providers as well as some officials will be given awards for their exemplary services during Hajj 2024.
The statement reads “IHR instituted these awards about 15 years ago after every Hajj operation to honour those who stood out in the service of pilgrims during a preceding Hajj operation. The goal is to encourage them to continue to do more and also motivate others to give their best”
Mohammed said further that the choice of the theme for this year’s public lecture was carefully selected to bring to the fore the need to consider the importance of sticking to time as regards the Hajj calendar of 2025 and the attendant risk associated with the lack of adherence to the same.
“Most of the issues and challenges faced during this year’s Hajj was as a result of the failure to do the right thing at the right time which eventually took its toll on the operations”, the statement added .
Also expected to serve as Guests of honour at the event are the Hon. Minister of State for FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmood Bunkure and the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria, Faisal Al Ibraheem Al-Ghamdi.
The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) is the Chief host.