Katsina State Government Splashes N1.2billion Public Funds On Lawmakers For Hajj Pilgrimage
Katsina State Government Splashes N1.2billion Public Funds On Lawmakers For Hajj Pilgrimage The document shows that N1,219,604,834.29 was appropriated for the “Hajj Exercise” under the Assembly’s capital expenditure plan for the year.
The Katsina State Government has allocated N1.219 billion for the Hajj pilgrimage of its lawmakers in its 2026 capital expenditure plan, according to the Assembly's budget performance report. The allocation is one of several major expenditure items, including vehicles, palliatives and economic empowerment programmes for the state's 34 local government areas.
The Hajj exercise budget was approved alongside N445 million for vehicles for incoming lawmakers and officials, N300 million for official vehicles for the Assembly's service commission, N2 billion for palliatives to all 34 constituencies, N1.292 billion for economic empowerment in those areas, N855 million for social protection programs, and N375 million for a mini chamber for the Speaker.
Critics question the scale of the planned pilgrimage spending and the number of beneficiaries. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria disbursed over ₦1.09 billion for Hajj and Umrah services linked to lawmakers in December 2025, according to records reviewed by SaharaReporters.
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