The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON has assured Nigerian Pilgrims that they will have a hitch free Hajj operations in 2023.
This was contained in a statement signed by NAHCON’s Assistant Director on Information and Publication, Alhaji Mousa Ubandawaki.
It said the commission gave the assurance when a delegation visited the head office of the General Authority on Civil Aviation (GACA) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The Hajj Commission’s Chairman, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, while appreciating GACA’s support in last year’s Hajj, reiterated the commission’s commitment to make the 2023 Hajj a smooth and easy one.
“Let me put on record my profound gratitude to the Authority for its understanding and support during last year’s Hajj and to assure you that with the signing of Memorandum of Understanding MOU very early, we will do everything to make sure that the 2023 Hajj will record a resounding success.”
“We are ready to organise excellent and successful Hajj. We are indeed committed to achieve that. Now that we have ample time and opportunities to plan and diligently screen the airlines, there won’t be room for complaint and excuses,” he said.
In his response, the GACA’s General Manager on Hajj Operations, Engineer Nazim Pazhair commended NAHCON for its unwavering commitment to uplifting the welfare and service delivery to Nigerian Pilgrims.
“We value the role of NAHCON in Hajj management and we are happy that Nigeria has gotten back its allocation of 95,000. We hope that the commission will quickly conclude its screening procedure, so that we can begin the preparation of slots and schedule for the airlines. We are looking forward to a better working relationship during the Hajj operations.”
“We have the obligations to pilgrims all over the world and we want all of them to perform Hajj with ease and comfort. It is therefore important for both of us to work with unity of purpose so that the pilgrims can obtain Hajj Mabrur,” he said.
Present at the Chairman’s visit included the Nigeria Consul-General to Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Mansur Abdulkareem, the Commissioners in Charge of Operations Licensing and Inspectorate, Alhaji Abdullahi Magaji Hardawa, Policy Personnel Management and Finance, Alhaji Nura Hassan Yakassai, Commissioner Planning Research Statistics Information and Library Services, Sheikh Suleman Momoh.
