PBAT Appoints Jalal Arabi As Chairman Of NAHCON 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jalal Ahmad Arabi to serve as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for a term of four years in the first instance.

In a statement, Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesman, notes that Arabi will be in charge of NAHCON for an initial term of four years.

The statement states that the president had directed the outgoing chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the commission, Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, to proceed on three-month 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, 2023.

It says President Tinubu has also approved the dissolution of the Board of NAHCON.

The President expects that the new NAHCON leadership will serve in reverence of Allah and with utmost adherence to the precepts of service according to the Holy Qur’an.