President John Dramani Mahama has cautioned that the Hajj pilgrimage should not be treated as a profit-making venture but rather as a religious and spiritual journey for Muslims.

Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony for the new Hajj Village on Friday, February 28, the president made it clear that the pilgrimage should not be structured to generate profit. "I have instructed the taskforce that Hajj is not a business.

Hajj is not meant for profit.

The Hajj taskforce must not structure things in order to make a profit, we don't want a profit from Hajj," President Mahama stated.