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NAHCON urges Saudi Arabia to reconsider direct entry ban on Nigeria - THE NATION
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has appealed to the Saudi Arabian government to reconsider its suspension of direct Nigeria’s flight into the country.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, made the appeal when he visited the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria in Abuja.
Hassan explained that the visit was to discuss issues of mutual benefit to both countries, especially regarding the annual Holy Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia by Nigerian Muslims.
The Chairman added that the visit was also to press for the lifting of the flight ban as requested by the Federal Government.
“It is a request that has already been advanced through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other sister agencies,” he said.
Responding, the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Faisal Bin Ibraheem Al-Ghamidy, expressed hope that the flight suspension would soon end.
He pledged his country’s support to Nigeria whenever necessary.