Hajj Fare Slashed from GH₵75k to GH₵62k

Accra, Ghana - 05 Feb, 2025 - The Ghanaian government has slashed the cost of the Hajj pilgrimage by 17%, from 75,000 Ghana cedis to 62,000 Ghana cedis.

This move fulfills a campaign promise made by President John Dramani Mahama to make the pilgrimage more affordable for Ghanaian Muslims.

On February 5, Collins Dauda, Member of Parliament for Asutifi South and head of a five-member task force, provided an update on talks with Saudi officials, detailing the government's strategy to tackle longstanding issues with the Hajj pilgrimage.

“During the 2024 presidential electioneering campaign, John Dramani Mahama, the President of Ghana, pledged to the Muslim community that if he won the elections, he would do everything possible to reduce the hajj fare,'' he stated.

“That was to enable our Muslim brothers and sisters to perform the Hajj at a reduced fare. He also committed himself to making Hajj accessible and affordable. We will recall that last year, the fare was set at GHc75,000.

“Today, I am pleased to announce that President Mahama has been able to honor this commitment. He set up a task force made up of four Muslims to participate in the Hajj conference which took place in January in Saudi Arabia and to also have the opportunity to engage our service providers in Saudi Arabia, specifically in Mecca and Madina.

“Through diligent negotiations and collaborations, the task force has successfully secured a significant reduction in the Hajj fare for 2025. Upon the advice of the president, the fare for 2025 Hajj has been set at GHc 62,000, which is equivalent to $4130,'' he revealed.