President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, as the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria.
Recall that Jalal Arabi the erstwhile Chairman has been enmeshed in a N90 billion Hajj subsidy fund, he was recently invited by the anti-graft agency over the petition received.
Arabi is a Gombe indigene and career Federal Civil Servant, he has held Permanent Secretary position at various postings.
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 superintended the operations of the largest quota of state pilgrims in the country.
“The appointment is subject to confirmation by the Senate.
“The President expects the new Chairman of NAHCON to discharge his duties with integrity, transparency, and utmost fidelity to the nation,” Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) stated partly in press statement obtained by PERISCOPE NIGERIA.
