The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Barrister Abdullah Mukhtar Muhammad, has told the Senate that the Commission does not rely on the intending pilgrims in the area of generating revenue for its services.
He emphasised that the bulk of the fund used to purchase the new Commission’s Corporate headquarters was sourced internally through the service charge levied by on service providers rather than the Pilgrims.
The NAHCON chairman appeared before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter Governmental Affairs to defend the Commission’s 2018 Annual budget, which was put at ₦1.559.818.216 Billion and is made up of recurrent and capital expenditure.
Barrister Abdullahi Mukhtar said that the expenditure will take care of the salaries of staff as well as renovation and furnishing of the Commission’s newly acquired Corporate headquarters.
This was even as the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter Govermental Affairs commended the Commission for its foresight and ingenuity in the acquisition of the Metro Plaza edifice.
The commendation was made by a member of the committee, Senator Joshua Ladani, who represents Gombe South at the Upper Chamber.
He said that the feat is not only good but a testimony of the commission’s commitment to achieving the Federal Government objective of self – reliance for the MDA’s.[myad]
