President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday depart Abuja for Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform Umrah, the Islamic pilgrimage that can be undertaken outside the annual Hajj season.
Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President Bayo Onanuga in a statement said the trip is a period of spiritual reflection and prayer for the country’s peace, unity, stability, and economic progress.
He said President Tinubu will perform the religious rites associated with Umrah and seek “Allah’s guidance and blessings for Nigeria and its people.”
Onanuga said before leaving Abuja, President Tinubu is scheduled to commission equipment acquired by the Nigerian Air Force at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
According to him, President Tinubu will return to Nigeria next week after completing the pilgrimage.
The visit comes as President Tinubu’s administration continues to face scrutiny over security, economic conditions, and the pace of reform in
NewsQuest reports that Umrah differs from Hajj in that it is a voluntary pilgrimage performed at any time of year, rather than during a fixed period of the Islamic calendar.
