*Photo: Dr Aliyu Tanko at the tree planting exercise *
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Thursday, 6th June,2024 embarked upon a tree planting exercise campaign around the Muna holy site.
Muhammad Ahmad Musa of the
NAHCON Makkah Office said in a statement that this was in partnership with the Makkah Municipality and other relevant stakeholders.
NAHCON Chairman/ CEO, Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi was represented by Dr. Aliyu Tanko, Makkah Coordinator at the unique initiative of tree planting exercise aimed at cooling the environment in and around the vicinity of the Holy Site of Muna.
“With the projection of very high temperature, this Hajj, initiative of planting trees is quite handy,” Muhammad Ahmad Musa said in the press statement.
The exercise was conducted under the umbrella of Pioneers Cooperative Agricultural Society with a theme/phrase: “Let Us Plant It.”
The target is to plant twenty (20) trees and two thousand (2,000) flowers at the intersection of the Main Entrance of Muna Holy Site while coming from Makkah City and Muzdalifah Way.
