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Arabi vows to reposition NAHCON
The newly appointed Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Jalal Arabi, has vowed to reposition the commission to key into the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
Arabi made the promise while addressing the management and staff of the commission when he assumed office at the Nigerian Hajj House, on Wednesday in Abuja.
In his words, “The time has come for us to turn a new page. The Renew Hope Agenda is genuine. I don’t need to labour it. It’s genuine.
“You all know and I believe all of you can attest that when President Bola Tinubu was going around with some of us it was a privilege to go around with him and with those that spoke on our behalf.
“There was a pledge and indeed a promise at that stage that things will be better and of course in nature certainly there has to be change.
“And change must address things that have gone bad but of course, you want to reposition and you move forward and I believe I need your cooperation in that regard.”
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Arabi, who solicited the cooperation of the staff and management of the commission, advised those who were not ready to make sacrifices towards the success of the commission to take their leave.
Earlier, the outgoing Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, while congratulating Arabi said that Arabi assumed office at a critical time.
Hassan said, “On behalf of the staff and management of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) I want to use this opportunity to welcome the new chairman of the commission in person of Alhaji Jalal Arabi.
“You step into the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) at a critical time. Why did I say critical time? You came actually when all the preparations for the 2024 Hajj have already started.
“And unfortunately also this time around the period or time given by the Saudi authorities is different from the traditional one, where we have sufficient time to do whatever we want to do.
“That is to arrange. Unfortunately, you have a very short time. The only assurance that I will give you is that you have a capable staff here that can assist you succeed.”
Arabi was accompanied by the former Chairman of NAHCON, Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammed, and Alhaji Aliyu Modibbo, Special Adviser to the President on General Duties, Office of the Vice- President and other dignitaries.
