President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Alhasan Yahya Abdul, has said the 2025 hajj cognition is 1 of the champion successful the past of Nigeria.
Abdul stated this astatine the 2025 post-hajj lecture and designation organised by the Independent Hajj Reporters.
The lawsuit themed; “For the Interest of Pilgrims” held astatine Auditorium Hall, National Mosque, Abuja connected Thursday and was meant to analyse immoderate of the happenings during 2025 hajj operation.
The NUJ president said the workout was conducted smoothly contempt challenges and deadlines, saying nary Nigerian pilgrim missed the exercise.
However, Comrade Abdul cautioned against displaying governmental posters and holding governmental meetings during pilgrimages, saying Saudi authorities frown astatine specified activities.
He said, “As journalists, we indispensable besides bash our occupation successful enactment with law provision. The constitution intelligibly states that we indispensable clasp leaders accountable. I volition notation to an incidental past twelvemonth successful which a pistillate was arrested.
“All journalists covering the hajj cognition indispensable beryllium mindful of Nigeria’s image. They indispensable behaviour themselves appropriately and task a bully representation of the country.
“For me, the past hajj cognition was 1 of the champion successful the past of Nigeria. I convey the organisers, the officials and journalists who represented Nigeria during the exercise. Hopefully, adjacent year’s cognition volition beryllium amended than what we had.
“I indispensable commend the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), the officials and the journalists who represented Nigeria during the operation.”

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