Why 2022 Hajj Hiccuped But Fiscal 2023 Didn't - NAHCON
Zikrullah Hassan, director general of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), said the commission had started preparing for Hajj 2023 ten months in advance, to improve service delivery and avoid delays. challenges they faced during this year's Islamic pilgrimage. .
NAHCON has started discussions with relevant Saudi authorities on Hajj and Umrah for timely dissemination of information, Hassan said in Abuja on Wednesday during a briefing on the commission's activities.
He said NAHCON management met with relevant Saudi agencies during Hajj 2022, to ensure better service delivery to pilgrims.
"We have agreed to work collectively to avoid the challenges faced this year and to significantly improve the delivery of services to pilgrims by establishing operating standards," he said.
Due to difficulties such as insufficient flights, hundreds of prospective Nigerian pilgrims were unable to attend this year's hajj despite paying in full and meeting all other requirements. About 1,200 Muslims missed the exercise in Kano due to flying incidents.
But, Mr. Hassan said the 2022 Hajj is globally recognized as the "Emergency Hajj". He said the commission had a month to organize itself and had to deal with other "unusual in-between variables".
"Although the Hajj is an annual exercise, its preparations stretch over an entire year to enable it to be successful. But this year-round preparation routine did not take place for the emergency Hajj of 2022 and that is why it has been called an emergency Hajj."
It took about six months to prepare for it, even though the Hajj had been canceled the previous two years much to the disgust of future pilgrims for those years, he said.
“Worse still, when the Saudi authorities finally announced that the 2022 hajj was possible, the number allowed was severely reduced by more than 50%. Nigeria, which was allowed to present 95,000 pilgrims, has been reduced to 43,000.
Zikrullah Hassan, Director General of the Nationa l Hajj Commission (NAHCON)Despite these challenges, the head of NAHCON said, the agency is ready to advance the interest of Nigerians in Saudi Arabia and to make this year's hajj a success.
"We are fully prepared to domesticate President Buhari's subscription to the Open Government Partnership, OGP, resulting from the enactment of the Freedom of Information Act 2011 into the Hajj sector.
"You may also be interested to know that we have remained resolute...
Zikrullah Hassan, director general of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), said the commission had started preparing for Hajj 2023 ten months in advance, to improve service delivery and avoid delays. challenges they faced during this year's Islamic pilgrimage. .
NAHCON has started discussions with relevant Saudi authorities on Hajj and Umrah for timely dissemination of information, Hassan said in Abuja on Wednesday during a briefing on the commission's activities.
He said NAHCON management met with relevant Saudi agencies during Hajj 2022, to ensure better service delivery to pilgrims.
"We have agreed to work collectively to avoid the challenges faced this year and to significantly improve the delivery of services to pilgrims by establishing operating standards," he said.
Due to difficulties such as insufficient flights, hundreds of prospective Nigerian pilgrims were unable to attend this year's hajj despite paying in full and meeting all other requirements. About 1,200 Muslims missed the exercise in Kano due to flying incidents.
But, Mr. Hassan said the 2022 Hajj is globally recognized as the "Emergency Hajj". He said the commission had a month to organize itself and had to deal with other "unusual in-between variables".
"Although the Hajj is an annual exercise, its preparations stretch over an entire year to enable it to be successful. But this year-round preparation routine did not take place for the emergency Hajj of 2022 and that is why it has been called an emergency Hajj."
It took about six months to prepare for it, even though the Hajj had been canceled the previous two years much to the disgust of future pilgrims for those years, he said.
“Worse still, when the Saudi authorities finally announced that the 2022 hajj was possible, the number allowed was severely reduced by more than 50%. Nigeria, which was allowed to present 95,000 pilgrims, has been reduced to 43,000.
Zikrullah Hassan, Director General of the Nationa l Hajj Commission (NAHCON)Despite these challenges, the head of NAHCON said, the agency is ready to advance the interest of Nigerians in Saudi Arabia and to make this year's hajj a success.
"We are fully prepared to domesticate President Buhari's subscription to the Open Government Partnership, OGP, resulting from the enactment of the Freedom of Information Act 2011 into the Hajj sector.
"You may also be interested to know that we have remained resolute...
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