NAHCON Gets New Chairman, Professor Usman As Tinubu Sacks Arabi

NAHCON Gets New Chairman, Professor Usman As Tinubu Sacks Arabi

Zainab Tanimu

Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria

President Tinubu has appointed Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman as the new Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).

He is to replace former Chairman, Alhaji Jala Arabi alleged of mismanagement of the 2024 hajj subsidy fund.

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 superintendent the operations of the largest quota of state pilgrims in the country.

A statement by presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngalale said the appointment is subject to confirmation by the Senate.

The President, the statement added, “expects the new Chairman of NAHCON to discharge his duties with integrity, transparency, and utmost fidelity to the nation”.