Our Hajj reforms are real, will all be implemented before we leave office, says Nigerian Hajj Commission Chairman

EditorApril 22, 2022

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Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, Executive Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).

By BASHIR ADEFAKA

Before the expiration of tenure of the current administration at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), all the reforms it has embarked upon will be fully implemented, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, has reiterated his commitment assuring Nigerians in this regard.

Alhaji Hassan stated this while delivering a lecture entitled, “‘Hajj operations in Nigeria and the challenges for the Muslim Ummah” on an online platform, “No Dull Moment In Islam”.

The NAHCON boss, who traced the history of Hajj administrations in Nigeria from the 50s, said the lack of legal framework and the political will of successive helmsmen accounted for policy somersault over the years.

He said one of the major reforms of the Commission was the launching of Hajj Saving Scheme (HSS) on Oct. 4, 2020, with JAIZ bank in line with global practices and to ease the performance of hajj for every Nigerians.

He said, though the scheme, which has come to stay, is being condemned in some circles, against the backdrop of alleged corruption and lack of transparency in its operations.

“It would interest Nigerians to know that each subscriber to the scheme receives a monthly update on his/her deposits detailing whatever profit accrues to it. Pilgrims on the HSS monitor their accounts directly from their phones if they wish.

“Besides, NAHCON had constantly given progress reports to State Welfare Boards on the performance of the scheme, the most recent being in March 2022 when the Commission released details of profit distribution to each of the state boards.

Dividends were shared to the states with the details forwarded to them,” he said.

Hassan said the concern of major stakeholders was the fact that nobody has benefited from the scheme to perform hajj due to Covid-19 restrictions which had prevented the performance of hajj rites for two consecutive years.

EditorApril 22, 2022

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Our Hajj reforms are real, will all be implemented before we leave office, says Nigerian Hajj Commission Chairman

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