The forum of chief executive officers of State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards says Nigerian intending pilgrims may miss the 2025 Hajj.
‘Pilgrims may miss 2025 hajj’ — state boards warn NAHCON over ‘service provider contract cancellation’The Forum of Chief Executive Officers of state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards has raised concerns that Nigerian intending pilgrims may miss the 2025 Hajj due to the alleged cancellation of the Masha’ir service contract by Abdullahi Usman, Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria .
Salihu claimed that the NAHCON chairman “unilaterally” cancelled the contract signed with Saudi service provider Mashariq Al-Dhahabiah through an electronic portal, despite previous agreements.“It has become necessary to inform the public that if Nigerian intending pilgrims miss out on the 2025 Hajj, they should hold the NAHCON chairman responsible,” Salihu said.
Salihu further warned that Mashariq Al-Dhahabiah could seek arbitration over the contract breach, potentially complicating Nigeria’s participation in the Hajj.He also stated that state boards had rejected Ithraa Al Khair, a service provider accused of shortchanging Nigerian pilgrims in 2022, 2023, and 2024, despite alleged attempts to impose it on them.
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