NAHCON Boss Hails Scrapping Of ATM-Based BTA For Pilgrims

NAHCON Boss Hails Scrapping Of ATM-Based BTA For Pilgrims

The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman has commended President Bola Ahmad Tinubu and the Vice President, Kashim Shettima over their intervention in solving the issue of giving ATM based BTA to intending pilgrims via ATM puzzle.

Speaking with journalists in Kaduna, the Chairman stated that their intervention made the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to rescind its earlier decision of issuing ATM instead of cash to intending Nigerian pilgrims.

He said that though no nation can afford to be left behind in an ever changing world, new innovations would only be meaningful and beneficial if gradually and systematically infused and assimilated by a society at its pace, taking cognisance and appreciating its culture and background.

The NAHCON Chairman stated that after this year’s Hajj, the Commission would convene a stakeholders meeting under the guidance of the Vice President to find a lasting solution.

PR/ Salihu Tejumola