By Mikail Mumuni
*Photo: NAHCON Board Members at the meeting*
A meeting of the 5th Board of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) was held on Thursday, 22nd of August, 2024.
The Board Meeting, conducted in the Boardroom of the Hajj House – Abuja, was chaired by the Commissioner, Policy, Personnel, & Finance (PPMF) Aliyu Abdulrazaq.
The NAHCON 5th Board was inaugurated by Vice President Kashim Shettima, on 28th February 2024.
It however suffered a major setback on Monday, 19th August, 2024 with the sacking of it’s Chairman/CEO, Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi by President Bola Tinubu.
Arabi is undergoing investigation by both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) over alleged mismanagement of the 90 billion Naira extended to NAHCON by the Federal Government as subsidy for the 2024 Hajj.
He has since been replaced by Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman who is awaiting screening and confirmation by the Senate.
Those inaugurated alongside Arabi on 28th February 2024 are:
2. Aliu Abdulrazaq — Commissioner, Policy, Personnel, & Finance (PPMF)
3. Prince Anofi Elegushi — Commissioner, Operations
4. Professor Abubakar A. Yagawal — Commissioner, Planning & Research, Information Statistics and Library Services
ZONAL REPRESENTATIVES:
1. Dr. Muhammad Umaru Ndagi — Board Member, North Central
2. Abba Jato Kala — Board Member, North East
3. Sheikh Muhammad Bin Othman — Board Member, North West
4. Tajudeen Oladejo Abefe — Board Member, South West
5. Aishat Obi Ahmed — Board Member, South East
6. Zainab Musa — Board Member, South South
7. Professor Musa Inuwa Fodio — Board Member/Representative Jama’atul Nasril Islam
8. Professor Adedimeji Mahfouz Adebola — Representative/Supreme Council on Islamic Affairs
