A number of Muslim Members of Parliament spent the last days of Ramadan in the Saudi cities of Mecca and Madina, according to social media photos sighted by GhanaWeb.
They included lawmakers on the side of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NDC) and the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
GhanaWeb had on April 19 reported about the meeting at the Kabah between deputy Majority Chief Whip, Habib Iddrisu and his colleague Member of Parliament and Minister of Sports, Mustapha Ussif, with Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote.
The duo were captured in the ihram (traditional Islamic covering for male pilgrims) attending Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) in Mecca.
They are captured in the Haram (the immediate precincts of the Kabah) where most pilgrims gather to pray on a daily basis.
It turns out that aside the two MPs, other colleagues were in the Holy land for worship. Below is a list of MPs sighted by this reporter.
NPP MPs
Habib Iddrisu, Tolon
Mustapha Ussif, Yagaba Kubore
Alhassan Tampuli, Gushegu
Farouk Aliu Mahama, Yendi
NDC MPs
Ibrahim Murtala-Mohammed, Tamale Central
Alhassan Suhuyini, Tamale North
Hamza Adam, Kumbungu
Sulemana Yussif, Bole
Yussif Jajah, Ayawaso East
Collins Dauda, Asutifi South
Ramadan is a busy season for the cities of Mecca and Medina, as people throng in from across the world to undertake the Umrah in the blessed season of worship.
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Some of the MPs sighted in Saudi