The first batch of Ghanaian pilgrims have returned to Accra after partaking in this year’s Hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Flynas Boeing 747-400 flight which carried the 472 pilgrims from Jeddah touched down at 2.55am Sunday dawn at the Kotoka International Airport.
The visibly exhausted but excited pilgrims then proceeded to the Immigration Area of the airport and later proceeded to another queue to retrieve their hand luggage and a box of holy water sourced from the Zamzam Well which is located within the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Welcome
The pilgrims were welcomed back to the country by members of the Ghana Hajj Board and the Nasara Coordinator of the New Patriotic Party, Mr Abdul Aziz Haruna Futah.
Addressing the pilgrims at the forecourt of the Hajj Village, a member of the Ghana Hajj Board, Alhaji Naba Musa Akamboga expressed gratitude to the pilgrims for their cooperation which he said made the pilgrimage more successful than it has been in previous years.
He said, “We thank you so much for the love and cooperation that you have exhibited throughout the process of this year’s Hajj. As the Head of the Nasara just spoke, I think this year’s Hajj has been an improvement over 2016 and 2017 and hopefully next year and by the Grace of Allah, we shall succeed to the expectation of every Ghanaian.
Source: graphic.com.gh
