2023 Hajj: NAHCON, Saudi Arabia To Meet December 21

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah are scheduled to hold a zoom meeting on December 21, 2022 in preparation for the 2023 hajj.

This was contained in a letter received by NAHCON through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which requested the meeting aimed at laying the foundation for the signing of the 2023 Hajj Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries.

Hajia Fatima Sanda Usara, assistant director, public affairs, NAHCON, in a press statement listed some issues to be presented an the meeting to include determining the cost of hajj 2023 services, specifically the cost of Masha’ir package.

In the previous hajj, the cost of Masha’ir services was higher than expected while information concerning the amount was received belatedly.

Other items on the agenda include a request by NAHCON for the MOHU to intervene with the Mutawif Company for African Non- Arab Countries to release pending refunds of some services paid for, but not rendered or poorly rendered during the 2022 hajj exercise.

NAHCON also plans to reiterate its desire for quality of Masha’ir facilities in the 2023 hajj to correspond with the value of the amount that would be charged. Also on the front burner is a request for updates on the Makkah route initiative project as well as the commission’s plan on transportation services in the kingdom during the Hajj.