President Bola Tinubu has disbanded the board of the National Hajj Agency of Nigeria (NAHCON) and nominated Jalal Arabi as Chairman of the agency as part of ongoing reform.
Meanwhile, the President has authorized the Commission’s outgoing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kunle Hassan, to take a three-month pre-retirement vacation.
The president’s dissolution and nominations were announced in a statement released on Tuesday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, and made available to journalists.
Meanwhile, Tinubu has charged the new NAHCON leadership with serving Allah with reverence and uttermost adherence to the precepts of service as outlined in the Holy Qur’an.
According to the statement, “President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jalal Arabi to serve as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for a term of four (4) years in the first instance.
“The President has directed the outgoing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, to proceed on 3-months pre-retirement leave as provisioned by Public Service Rule (PSR) 120243 with effect from October 18, 2023, leading to his eventual retirement from service on January 17, 2024.
“The new Chairman / CEO of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Jalal Ahmad Arabi, will assume office in acting capacity on October 18, 2023, and will continue to serve in substantive capacity for a fresh term of four years, beginning on January 17, 2023.”
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