Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has blamed the failure of the 2022 Hajj exercise on the National Hajj Commission, NAHCON.
He also advised the Federal Government to quickly open a detailed investigation into what caused the failure.
Ganduje voiced his views on Friday at Africa House, Government House, Kano when he received the 2022 Hajj Operation report, from the management of Kano Pilgrims Welfare Board.
The Governor however appreciated the efforts of the state pilgrims welfare board for it's efforts in ensuring a smooth Hajj exercise despite the challenges.
“Due to the inefficiency and mismanagement of the National Hajj Commission, many Pilgrims suffered severely without any remorse from the national agency.”
He described some ‘dishonest attitudes’ of the National Commission, as leading to the commission's woeful failure.
Ganduje said the last hajj was mismanaged by the commission, alleging that its managers displayed dishonesty and criminal tendencies.
“The last 2022 Hajj operation was the worst I ever witnessed during my tenure as the governor of Kano State.
"It was mismanaged, a number of dishonest attitudes, fraud and anomalies,” the governor observed.
"The airline we chose was not the one they gave us.
"I went there personally to lodge our complaint and they promised to abide by our choice.
"But unfortunately, they gave us another airline entirely different,” he added.
He said many Pilgrims were left behind on the ground without performing Hajj operations.
“The airline they gave to us was the one we gave our slots to, the previous year, and the airline sold the slots we gave them.
"So this is the same airline, they gave us due to inefficiency and mismanagement.
"Though we told them our reason for rejecting the airline they attached to us.
"They promised to give us our choice, but they failed to do that,” he complained.
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