Tinubu Asks Senate To Confirm Chairman, Members Of NAHCON

President Bola Tinubu has requested the approval of Senate for confirmation of Chairman and Board Members of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON).

President Tinubu’s request was conveyed in a letter addressed to President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and read during plenary in Abuja

President Tinubu in the letter said his request was
In accordance with the National Hajj Commission Act 2006.

The letter reads in parts:
“I am pleased to present to you for confirmation by the Senate the appointment of the underlisted persons as Chairman and members of the National Hajj Commission.

“Jalal Alabi as Chairman, Aliyu Abdulrazaq, Commissioner Policy Personnel and Finance,
Mr. Anofi Elegushi, Commissioner, Operations and Prof. Abubakar Yagawal, Commissioner, Planning and Research.

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio said he had looked at sections of the National Hajj Commission Act 2006 adding that the act also required members of the commission to be drawn from the six geo-political zones of the country.

He said contact was expected to be made to the office of the Chief of Staff to the President, saying that the Senate expects a list of names of the six members from the zones.

Akpabio, thereafter referred the request to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs for further legislative input and report back to plenary in 10 days.

By James Itodo, Edited By Grace Namiji