…Appoints Prof. Usman as replacement
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi.
the President’s Special Adviser (Media & Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in an issued statement yesterday, in which he announced Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman as the new Chairman of the agency.
Arabi, who was appointed in October, ran into trouble over the 2024 Hajj which the Federal Government released N90 billion to subsidise.
Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arrested Arabi and the Commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, over the issue.
Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in the statement, said the President approved the appointment of Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman as the new NAHCON Executive Chairman to replace Arabi.
Professor Usman is a renowned scholar with qualifications from two Islamic centres of excellence — the University of Madinah and Peshawar University, Pakistan.
He is also well-grounded in Hajj operations, having served as the Chairman of Kano State Pilgrims Board, and successfully super-intended the operations of the largest quota of States’ pilgrims in the country.
The appointment is subject to confirmation by the Senate.
The statement added that the President expects the new NAHCON Chairman to discharge his duties with integrity, transparency, and utmost fidelity to the nation.
