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New NAHCON Chairman, Amb Ismail Yusuf Credit: State House
By MUHYIDEEN JIMOH
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Amb. Ismail Yusuf as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
The nomination is subject to Senate confirmation, in line with Section 3(2) of the NAHCON Act, 2006.
This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in Abuja on Wednesday.
Tinubu said he had written to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, requesting the expeditious confirmation of Yusuf.
The president said the nomination was to replace Prof. Abdullahi Usman, who resigned this week after about 14 months in office.
Yusuf is a career diplomat and served as Nigeria’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Türkiye from 2021 to 2024. (NAN)
