Tinubu Appoints Hajj Commission, Christian Pilgrim Boards

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new boards and management teams for the National Hajj Commission (NAHCOM) and the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC).
The appointments of the officials are to be confirmed by the Senate.

According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the president, in his resolve to ensure hitch-free and seamless 2024 hajj operations, appointed the following persons to the board of NAHCOM: Jalal Arabi – chairman (in Office), Aliu Abdulrazaq (commissioner, policy, personnel and finance), Prince Anofi Elegushi (commissioner (operations) and Professor Abubakar A. Yagawal (commissioner, planning and research).
For zonal representation, Muhammad Umaru Ndagi is for North Central, Abba Jato Kala (North East), Sheikh Muhammad Bin Othman (North West), Tajudeen Oladejo Abefe (South West), Aishat Obi Ahmed (South East), Zainab Musa (South South), Professor Musa Inuwa Fodio (Jama’atul Nasril Islam) and Professor Adedimizi Mahfouz Adebola (Supreme Council on Islamic Affairs).

The president urged the appointees to dedicate themselves to the task of ensuring that operations of the National Hajj Commission are more efficient, transparent, and responsive to the needs of Nigerians.

The nine officials of the NCPC approved by the president yesterday are Colonel Aloche Adole (chairman), Dr. Stephen Adegbite (secretary), Omowumi Olubunmi Ogunlola (member, South West), Clement Alobu Nweke (member, South East), Chief Prince Weli Wosu (member, South South), Prof. Joseph Haruna Mamman, (member, North West), Dr. Toma Hamidu Ragnjiya (member, North East), Dr. Simon Abu Samson Dolly (member, North Central) and Bishop Raphael Benjamin Nwankwo (representative, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).

The president told the appointees to consider their appointment as an opportunity to serve the nation and, as such, wholly commit themselves to this important purpose.