The Madina feeding committee, headed by Alhaji Abdullahi Kabir, has inspected the kitchens contracted to serve Nigerian pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj operation.
This is contained in a statement by Suwaiba Ahmed, the Information Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Friday in Abuja.
Ahmed noted that the committee conducted the NAHCON Advance Team, led by the Madina Coordinator, Alhaji Abdulkadir Oloyin, round the seven kitchens contracted for the Hajj feeding operation.
She said that the inspection was to ascertain their readiness of caterers to serve Nigerian pilgrims, adding that the team also focused on hygiene, quality and quality of the food as well as the facilities.
The NAHCON information officer said that among the areas inspected at the facilities were the cleanliness and equipments as well as workforce in order to determine effective delivery during the Hajj operations.
She said that Oloyin had met with the contractors and raised the issue of food packaging, where he said some of the caterers use sub-standard plastic containers.
“The meeting agreed on a particular packaging to be used uniformly by all the caterers.
“Oloyin also reiterated the importance of the following; the menu given to them by NAHCON as well as delivering the food to the pilgrims’ accommodation on time, saying there will be consequences on violators.
“Meanwhile the committee in charge of accommodation is working tirelessly to ensure that everything is in place before the arrival of the first batch of Nigerian pilgrims into Saudi Arabia scheduled to start on May 9, 2025.” (NAN)
