The newly appointed Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman has been directed to assume duty pending his screening and confirmation by the Senate
Vice President Senator Shetima gave the directive in a letter dated September 5, 2024, according to a report by the Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR).
The letter, titled “Resumption of office in Ag Capacity”, and signed by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, was addressed to Professor Saleh Usman.
“I am directed by His Excellency, Senator Shetima GCON, the Vice President to convey the approval of your resumption of office as Chairman National Hajj Commission in an Acting Capacity with immediate effect pending confirmation by the Senate after resumption from recess” it read.
Dateline Nigeria reports that President Bola Tinubu had on the 19th of August 2024 appointed Abdullahi Saleh Usman as Chairman of the National Hajj Commissions of Nigeria subject to confirmation by the Senate.
Prof Saleh Usman replaced Jalal Arabi.
