Hijrah chairman praises Tinubu for returning NAHCON to VP’s office

<h2>The National Chairman of Hijrah Organisation of Nigeria, Prof. Yusuf Badmas has commended President Bola Tinubu for returning the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) to the office of the Vice President.</h2>, <p>Hijirah chairman stated that the decision to return the responsibility of hajj operations to the office of the vice president will greatly improve the service delivery of the commission and free it from unnecessary bureaucracies.</p>, <span>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidency</span>, <p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NAHCON was in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). Badmas a former board member of the NAHCON gave the commendation during an interview with newsmen in Ilorin on Sunday, July 23 2023.</p>, <p>According to him, the decision to return the responsibility of hajj operations to the office of the vice president will greatly improve the service delivery of the commission and free it from unnecessary bureaucracies.</p>, <p>He added that the decision would also fast track the operations of the commission with little or no delay. He recalled that at inception, the commission was initially under the portfolio of the office of the Vice President before it was transferred to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.</p>, <p>“That was how it was when Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was the vice president under President Olusegun Obasanjo.</p>, <p>“I remember very well what Atiku did was to bring onboard the Hajj desk to his office and knowledgeable people were chosen to supervise the appointment of people who served in the committee of Hajj commission and made himself available in case any problem arose then” he said.</p>, <p>Speaking on the perennial challenges facing Hajj operations, Badmas blamed it on the indiscipline and lack of proper financial management on the part of the pilgrims, as well as lack of back up plans (Plan ”B”) on the part of the officials of the Hajj commission.</p>, <p>He explained that the pilgrims were not always p