2023 Hajj: NAHCON Partners Indonesian Mission

In what seems like an effort to avoid a repeat of the 2022 Hajj experience for Nigerian pilgrims, the country's Hajj Commission NAHCON is exploring a partnership arrangement with the Indonesian Hajj Mission.

This the National Hajj Commission Of Nigerian hopes will help strengthen Information technology and financing to enhance service delivery during this year’s Hajj.

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NAHCON, Zikrullah Hassan, disclosed this through a statement issued by the commission’s Assistant Director of Information and Publications, Mousa Ubandawaki, Wednesday in Abuja.

Hassan, who led a delegation to the meeting with Indonesia Hajj mission, said that ICT and Hajj funding are crucial to the success of any arrangement and must be pursued and strengthened.

”For us to ensure the health and wellbeing of Nigerian Pilgrims, we don’t have an alternative but to seek for sustenance of our ICT programs from the world best in order to ensure better service delivery."

Zikrullah Hassan expressed optimism that the partnership arrangement would impact positively on the outcome of 2023 Hajj.

”I look forward to a robust relationship between our two organisations, which I believe if discharged diligently wil ll benefit the Nigerian Pilgrims as well as enabled us to achieve a successful hajj outings.”

In his remarks, the leader of Badun Langella Kenangan Hajj (BPKH), Foodlul Imansyah, also emphasized on the importance the ICT and funding posses in the success of hajj and umrah.

He advised NAHCON to ensure the digitalisation of it’s operations in the interest of the pilgrims as well as the nation.

NAN