PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of renowned Kano cleric Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Othman and ten others as the new Board and Management team for National Hajj Commission (NAHCOM), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, Wednesday.
According to the statement, “the President, in his resolve to ensure hitch-free and seamless 2024 Hajj operations made the appointments to the Board of NAHCOM.
The statement reads in full:
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NATIONAL HAJJ COMMISSION BOARD AND MANAGEMENT TEAM
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new board and management team for the National Hajj Commission (NAHCOM), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate.
The President, in his resolve to ensure hitch-free and seamless 2024 Hajj operations, appointed the following persons to the Board of NAHCOM:
Jalal Arabi – Chairman (In Office)
1. Aliu Abdulrazaq — Commissioner, Policy, Personnel, & Finance
2. Prince Anofi Elegushi — Commissioner, Operations
3. Professor Abubakar A. Yagawal — Commissioner, Planning & Research
ZONAL REPRESENTATION
1. Dr. Muhammad Umaru Ndagi — North Central
2. Abba Jato Kala — North East
3. Sheikh Muhammad Bin Othman — North West
4. Tajudeen Oladejo Abefe — South West
5. Aishat Obi Ahmed — South East
6. Zainab Musa — South South
7. Professor Musa Inuwa Fodio — Jama’atul Nasril Islam
8. Professor Adedimeji Mahfouz Adebola — Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs
The President mandates the appointees to dedicate themselves to the task of ensuring that operations of the National Hajj Commission are more efficient, transparent, and responsive to the needs of Nigerians.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, (Media & Publicity), January 10, 2024