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Kaduna State restores Christian pilgrimage funding, ending unequal sponsorship of Muslim trips.
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El Rufai ended government sponsorship of Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem during his eight-year rule, while continuing to fund Muslim pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia under various categories, despite a 2015 policy banning all pilgrimage sponsorship for fiscal reasons.
Sheikh Haliru Maraya, a member of the state’s Special Hajj Committee, said the ban was applied unevenly, halting Christian support while maintaining Muslim sponsorship.
Governor Uba Sani’s recent decision to restore Christian pilgrimage funding marks a shift toward fairness and constitutional neutrality in the state’s religiously diverse population.
El estado de Kaduna restablece el financiamiento de la peregrinación cristiana, poniendo fin al patrocinio desigual de los viajes musulmanes.