Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has commended the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for the successful conduct of the 2026 Hajj operations.
He spoke on Wednesday when he received the Board and management of NAHCON, and representatives of the State Pilgrims Welfare Boards, on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The delegation met the Vice President to brief him on the just concluded 2026 Hajj exercise and projections for future operations.
VP Shettima praised the efforts of NAHCON, the State Pilgrims Welfare Boards and other stakeholders, congratulating them on what he called an “almost seamless performance.”
He said the performance of the team in the 2026 exercise should be the model and benchmark going forward, particularly as authorities move towards adopting a more sustainable model that guarantees 100 percent hitch-free pilgrimage.
The Chairman of NAHCON, Ismail Yusuf, who gave a summarised report of the 2026 exercise, also appraised the Vice President of the decision on the Saudi authorities to migrate to a more sustainable business to business model.
Yusuf said the move by the Saudi authorities to cede the handling of 98% of pilgrims to private tour operator patronage was in pursuit of the government’s vision 2030 which encourages a business to business model, with the Hajj Commission maintaining its regulatory role while ceding operational aspects of hajj to the private sector.
He said the commission remains fully committed and charged in delivering on this new task, noting that plans were already in motion to actualise the objective.
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