Tinubu appoints Jalal Arabi as NAHCON boss, sacks Zikrullah Hassan

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jalal Ahmad Arabi as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for a term of four years in the first instance.

Tinubu also directed the outgoing Chairman and CEO of NAHCON, Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, to proceed on a three-month pre-retirement leave as provisioned by the Public Service Rule (PSR) 120243 with effect from October 18, 2023, leading to his eventual retirement from service on January 17, 2023.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Tuesday, October 17, 2023.

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Ngelale noted that Arabi will assume office in an acting capacity on October 18, 2023, and will continue to serve in a substantive capacity for a fresh term of four years, beginning on January 17, 2023.

He added that President Tinubu also approved the dissolution of the Board of NAHCON.

The presidential spokesman stated that the president “expects that the new NAHCON leadership will serve in reverence of Allah and with utmost adherence to the precepts of service according to the Holy Qur’an.”

The Star