Ibrahim said that the board had distributed the seats to the 27 local government areas, adding that the screening of
prospective pilgrims was ongoing.
President John Dramani Mahama bid the first batch of 500
prospective Pilgrims from the three regions of the north farewell, ahead of their departure.
It is unclear how the immediate past National Democratic Congress government accrued the debt, particularly when about 452
prospective pilgrims could not make the trip, and yet their monies were not refunded to them.
There were chaotic scenes at the Hajj Village in Accra on Friday August 9 as stranded
prospective pilgrims demanded answers from the Hajj Board for their inability to board the last flight.
These projects, he said, would attract Ghanaians to vote massively for the NDC come November, adding that the Airports at Tamale and Kumasi would help in airlifting
prospective pilgrims to Accra to embark on Hajj pilgrimage.
Not exact matches
The 35 officers have been trained on profiling of
prospective Hajj
Pilgrims, queuing, endorsement of forms and other simulation exercises.