Tinubu nominates ex-Ambassador Yusuf as NAHCON chairman
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Ambassador Ismail Abba Yusuf as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The Presidency announced Yusuf’s
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Ambassador Ismail Abba Yusuf as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
The Presidency announced Yusuf’s appointment in a statement yesterday in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
READ ALSO: LASG announces traffic diversion for Lagos City Marathon
Advertisement
300x250
The statement said the appointment is subject to the Senate’s confirmation, in line with Section 3(2) of the NAHCON Act, 2006.
In a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu sought the expeditious screening and confirmation of Yusuf to succeed Prof. Abdullahi Usman, who resigned this week after about 14 months in office.
Ambassador Yusuf is a career diplomat and former Nigerian envoy to the Republic of Türkiye, where he served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from 2021 to 2024.
