Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday assured of his administration’s readiness to improve the welfare of Pilgrims from the state while on spiritual exercise to the Holy Land.

The Governor gave the assurance at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, during the inauguration of the Amirul Hajj and Adhoc Committee for Hajj 2015.

“My administration shall ensure an improvement in the welfare of Lagos Pilgrims in the Holy Land. I have approved the immediate commencement of a decentralized weekly orientation programme in all the Local Government Areas which commenced on Saturday 25th July and it is aimed at developing the right attitude and character worthy of ambassadors of Lagos State in the holy land”.

“The spiritual orientation shall also be held at the state level before the 18th of August”, the Governor said.

Governor Ambode also reiterated his administration’s resolve to ensure peaceful and harmonious co-existence among Lagosians just as he promised to strengthen the institutions and agencies saddled with coordinating religious affairs.