Nigeria: Don't Disgrace Nation, Hashidu Tells Pilgrims

29 January 2003

Gombe — Governor Abubakar Hashidu of Gombe State has urged the 1,899 pilgrims from the State to this year's hajj not to disgrace the country in Saudi Arabia.

Hashidu, in his farewell speech advised the pilgrims to adhere strictly to the laws of the host country.

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