Ahead of Hajj 2023, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) is exploring a partnership arrangement with the Indonesian Hajj Mission to develop and strengthen information technology and finance to enhance service delivery during this year’s hajj.
The Chairman/CEO of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, who led the delegation to the meeting said ICT and hajj funding are crucial to the success of any hajj arrangement and therefore need to be pursued and strengthened.
The NAHCON boss said, in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Commission’s Assistant Director Information and Publications, Mousa Ubandawaki, “For us to ensure the health and wellbeing of Nigerian pilgrims, we don’t have alternatives but to seek for sustenance of our ICT programs from the world’s best, in order to ensure better service delivery”.
The meeting held on the sidelines of the ongoing 4-day Hajj and Umrah Expo at the Super Dome Centre in Jeddah, which has in attendance over 400 participants, to further strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Alhaji Zikrullah expressed optimism that the partnership arrangement would impact positively on the outcome of 2023 hajj.
He said, “I look forward to a robust relationship between our two organisations, which I believe if discharged diligently wil benefit the Nigerian pilgrims as well as enabled us to achieve a successful hajj outing”.
In his remarks, the leader of Badun Langella Kenangan Hajj (BPKH), Foodlul Imansyah, emphasized the crucial place ICT and funding play in the success of hajj and umrah and advised NAHCON to ensure the digitalisation of its operations in the interest of the pilgrims as well as the nation.
He therefore expressed his delight and support for the partnership which he said would help to cement the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The NAHCON delegation also includes the Commissioner for Policy Personnel Management and Finance (PPMF), Alhaji Nura Hassan Yakassai; Operations, Licensing, inspectorate and Tour Operators, Alhaji Abdullah Magaji; Hardawa, Planning, Research Statistics Information and Library Services (PRSILS), Sheikh Suleman Mommoh, board members and some members of staff of the Commission.
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