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President Bola Tinubu has nominated ISMAIL ABBA YUSUF as the new Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission, NAHCON.
This is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, BAYO ONANUGU, noting that the appointment is subject to the Senate’s approval in accordance with the provisions of section 3(2) of the NAHCON Act, 2026.
The statement added that President TINUBU, has sent a letter to the Senate President, GODSWILL AKPABIO, requesting the expeditious confirmation of Ambassador Yusuf to replace Professor ABDULLAHI USMAN, who resigned this week, after about 14 months in the post.
YUSUF is a Nigerian career diplomat who served as the Nigerian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Türkiye from 2021 to 2024.
While defending the 3.4 trillion naira budget proposal of the ministry, the minister argued that the current funding method is hindering the effective execution of projects under the ministry, adding that over 95 per cent of projects under the Federal Ministry of Works are ongoing, making consistent and adequate capital releases critical to their timely completion.
