Alhaji Jalal Arabi, new Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new board and management team for the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
The appointees will however have to be confirmed by the Senate.
A statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday, said the appointment was in line with the resolve of the President to ensure hitch-free and seamless Hajj operations.
He said that Jalal Arabi, who was earlier appointed as the commission’s interim chairman, will now serve as the substantive Chairman of the Board of NAHCON.
The new management team has Aliu Abdulrazaq as Commissioner, Policy, Personnel and Finance; Prince Anofi Elegushi, Commissioner, Operations; Professor Abubakar A. Yagawal, Commissioner, Planning and Research.
Other are Muhammad Umaru Ndagi, North Central; Abba Jato Kala, North East; Sheikh Muhammad Bin Othman, North West; and Tajudeen Oladejo Abefe, South West.
The rest include Aishat Obi Ahmed, South East; Zainab Musa, South South; Professor Musa Inuwa Fodio, Jama’atul Nasril Islam (JNI), and Professor Adedimizi Mahfouz Adebola, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA).
Ngelale said the President had mandated the appointees to make Hajj operations more efficient, transparent, and responsive to the needs of Nigerians.