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The Head of the Ghana Hajj Board, Ben Abdallah Banda has visited remaining Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims who are to return home at their various apartments in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

So far, about 50% of Ghanaian pilgrims from the northern part of the country have returned home and the rest are scheduled to arrive in Accra on Monday July 16, 2023.

On Sunday evening, the Chairman of the Hajj Board together with some Board members visited the various Ghanaian camps in Mecca to interact with the pilgrims.

During his interactions, he briefed the pilgrims on arrangements made for their airlifting back home and also delved into Hajj operations this year.

He said, as a human institution, the Hajj Board could not have got everything right to the satisfaction of the pilgrims but assured them of the necessary changes to address their challenges and improve Hajj service.

"Ghana Hajj Board is a human institution, and surely, we could not have had everything right," he said.

"I want to take this opportunity to apologise to you all, on behalf of the board, for any inconvenience our actions or inactions may have caused you throughout this process."

He further promised the best Hajj experience for Ghanaians saying "whatever it is, the status quo is not going to remain. In shaa Allah, things will change and we will have a marked improvement in our operations".

The first flight carrying pilgrims to Accra is scheduled to take off on Monday followed by four other daily flights.

About two thousand northern sector Ghanaian pilgrims have already returned home through Tamale.

This year’s Hajj marked the first time Saudi authorities allowed full Hajj without restrictions following the outbreak of covid-19.

The Board Chairman was accompanied by many members including Abdul Aziz Haruna Futa, Chief Saddique Jimala, Alhaji Yunusah Osman, Sheikh Amin Bonsu, Dr. Zakaria Seidu and Ahmed Abdulai Abu.