Hajj 2023: NAHCON Boss Inaugurates Assessment and Award Committee
AREWA AGENDA – The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, has inaugurated the assessment and award committee for the evaluation of this year’s Hajj operation.
The committee, which consists of former Executive Secretaries of State Pilgrim Welfare Boards, is headed by Mallam Suleiman Usman, a former Director of Planning, Research, Statistics, Information and Library Services (PRSILS) at the Commission.
Speaking at the event, the NAHCON boss charged the committee to ensure transparency, justice and fairness in the discharge of their duties.
“I wish to admonish you to be fair and just. I know that you can’t satisfy everybody. You are not expected to satisfy everybody,” he said.
He assured of the Commission’s support for the committee to achieve their objective and prayed for Allah’s guidance in the discharge of their duties.
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Speaking in the same vein, the Commissioners in charge of Operations and Licensing Alh. Abdullahi Magaji Hardawa, and that of Personnel, Management and Finance, Alh. Nura Hassan Yakasai, charged the committee to improve on the criteria employed in the assessment to meet the international standard and practice.
According to a statement by NAHCON’s Deputy Director in charge of Information and Publication, Mousa Ubandawaki, the award committee is an innovation meant to enhance quality service delivery to the pilgrims and spur the state boards to work harder.
Responding on behalf of the committee, Mallam Suleiman Usman, said: “We will not disappoint, we thank the management for giving us the opportunity to contribute our quota.”
“The committee, comprising seasoned professionals and Hajj Managers, will play a crucial role in evaluating and recognising outstanding achievements in the planning and execution of the 2023 Hajj operations.
“The Assessment and Award Committee will also serve as a driving force to acknowledge and encourage excellence, efficiency, and innovation within the Hajj industry,” the statement read in part.
