The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, Adnan bin Mahmood Bostaji has hosted some Nigerians who have been invited by King Salman and Crown Prince as special guests for this year’s pilgrimage.
In a farewell address to the Kingdom’s guests, in his office in Abuja, the Nigeria’s Federal Capital, Ambassador Adnan Bostaji, said that the idea of inviting Muslims from Nigeria as guests of the King is one of the efforts of the leadership of the Kingdom aimed at strengthening and consolidating the brotherly relationship among the Muslims in the world.
He said that the programme is also meant at enhancing the Islamic unity, brotherhood as well as to enable the guests to witness first hand, the efforts being made by the Government of the Kingdom to serve the Two Holy Mosques and facilitating Hajj performance for all the pilgrims. Responding, the director of the Nigerian Center for Arabic Research, Professor Khidir Abdulbagi Mohammad, expressed appreciation and gratitude to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for the gesture.
He prayed to Allah to protect King Salman and the Crown Prince for the invitation and their efforts to safeguard the Holy Sites and make hajj easy for all the guests of ar-Rahman.
