By Jonathan Lois
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Islamic Pilgrims Affairs, Hon Jaafaru Mohammed, has lauded the Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof Abdullah Usman.
Mohammed the expressed confidence in the Usman’s to carry out his mandate effectively.
The lawmaker, who represents Agwara/Borgu Federal Constituency of Niger State, said this when the NAHCON boss paid a familiarisation visit to him in his office in Abuja.
“This is a familiarization meeting that we have with the new chairman of NAHCON, as a result of a little change that has happened within the Commission. This is the first assignment he has made in the 10th Assembly, to visit us.
“God will have it, today we got a brand new chairman of NAHCON, whO is a professor of Arabic. So, as God will have it , he is up to the task. He is going to make what is necessary in terms of progress and development of NAHCON.
“I have said it earlier that I have confidence in him as a cleric, as a professor in Arabic.
He has all what it takes to make good contribution in terms of development of National Hajj Commission. So, that is all. That is my expectation.
“So, I have confidence he is going to make it, God willing. And you will see differences very soon. As well as I have already listened, I heard his plan. So, the next thing, we are going to invite committee members for a brief discussion.
“Definitely, we too as committee members, we are ready now to make changes in terms of our operation. We can’t stay until a problem has occurred. Then we should be looking for a way out or how to tackle the issue.
“Now, we ensure as a committee, we follow them step by step to ensure good deed has been done. We are representative of the people. Most of the people that are going to Hajj are farmers, local people.
“So, we ensure that we protect their interest in terms of following up on what they paid
for and what the services they got. It’s not until when after, then we wait as a
committee. No, we are going to change the pattern of the committee entirely.”
He assured they will work assiduously to ensure pilgrims get the best.
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