2015 Hajj : FG Won't Sponsor Any Delegates

The Federal Government will not be sponsoring any delegates to the Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu who disclosed this on Monday, said the decision was not targeted at any group or individual. Government will save over $1m by this decision.

The presidential spokesman said that government will still play it's other roles of providing medical, consular and security services to the pilgrims.