The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Malam Jalal Arabi is seeking for consolidation of the relationship established with the Islamic Development Bank, IsDB, in Saudi Arabia.
Malam Arabi expressed gratitude to the Vice President of Operations, Dr Mansur Mukhtar for the Technical assistance that NAHCON received in 2019 that facilitated an understudy and establishment of the Hajj Savings Scheme and the Hajj Institute of Nigeria.
He that also placed a request for the engagement of Nigeria’s abundant skilled manpower such as Veterinary Doctors, and manual labourers to offer services during Hajj, especially under Hadaya.
The Chairman requested the Islamic Development Bank, IsDB, to open a market for Nigeria to export sacrificial animals, etc.
The NAHCON’s Chairman has continued to scout and assess alternative service providers to be involved in serving Nigerian pilgrims where necessary.
Visitation
He visited other pilgrims’ Mutawwif Establishments to understudy the services available in their packages.
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah had created windows for countries to select Pilgrims’ Establishment Mutawwif Companies of their choice as a way of encouraging competition favorable to pilgrims.
He interacted with the Mashariq Mutawwif Establishment in this regard.
The Chairman had consulted with Dr Abdulrahman Bejawi, Deputy Minister of Hajj in charge of Umrah and Ziyara in Madina. There, he sought commitment on issues concerning the welfare of Nigerian pilgrims and the safety of their property too.
Malam Arabi accepted the Makkah Route project offered by the Deputy Minister, Nigeria being one among the seven countries that offered the services. According to Dr Bejawi, over 30 countries have shown interest in this initiative.
He signed agreements with the General Car syndicate, the United Agents Office as well as the Adillah Establishment of Madinah.
These were made known in a statement signed by NAHCON’s Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Hajiya Fatima Usara.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
