Source: newsthemegh.com
This year’s Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, would cost Muslim pilgrims from Ghana GH¢75,000.
The cost has not altered from the previous year.
“When the package was announced last year, we did say that we would maintain the same cost irrespective of whether the cedi loses its value against the dollar or not,” Mr. Ben Abdallah Banda, chairman of the Hajj Board, stated at a news conference held at the Hajj Village in Accra.
“Today, we are happy to announce that we are making good on our promise” , he stated.
“Given the timeline to Hajj and the activities such as the presentation of passports to the board, issuance of visas, and the preparation of flight schedules to and fro, the deadline for the payment of the Hajj fare is mid-March 2024″, he reiterated.
He said that the pilgrims would not be responsible for the “gaps that have obviously cropped up in costing the package.”