“This year’s hajj preparation is one of the most difficult and peculiar ones.’’
Mr Aliyu said the appointees should bring their wealth of experience to navigate the commission’s operations.
The vice president said that Nigeria would surmount every setback with mutual commitment and joint efforts.
Islam in Yorubaland hasn’t quite evolved from the accommodationist character it previously shared with Islam in pre-jihad Hausaland.
“Security remains the bedrock of any societal development. As such, strengthening it will enable us to excel,” Mr Abubakar said in his Eid-ul-Adha message.
President Bola Tinubu has joined other Nigerian Muslims to perform the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the Dodan Barracks prayer ground in Lagos.
Two million pilgrims from around the world, including Nigeria, who arrived in Saudi Arabia for this year’s hajj, have converged on the plains of Arafat.
“JNI prays for peaceful and credible 2023 general elections,” Mr Aliyu stressed.
Jumada Al-Thani appears as the sixth month in the Islamic calendar.
The JNI described the violent attacks as “worrisome”, adding that it posed serious threats to the peace efforts of the state government.
