Na serious matter we dey yan so! Hajj stakeholders for Nigeria don gather dey jubilate after Naija Hajj Commission big man, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Pakistan, resign from im position as di chairman. E no be small thing as plenty workers for di commission dey sing praise for im exit.
According to gists wey dem gather from some of di staff, dem no fit hide dia joy as dem talk say di one and half year wey Mr. Pakistan spend for di commission na di most wahala-filled time wey dem don see. Na corruption, allegations and controversy scatter everywhere like scatter garden.
Dis resignation come after di Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabbiah, come visit Naija, come warn say dem no fit work with Mr. Pakistan again due to im poor leadership. Dem even form special team to dey check wetin dey happen for Hajj operations for Naija.
Na wah! When e be say di minister come meet di Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, this one show say trouble dey loom for Saudi Arabia to dey monitor di situation wey dem dey call operational challenges. E no clear say di minister don already signal wetin go happen to Mr. Pakistan.
As di matter don dey hot, sources from di presidency talk say President Bola Tinubu don give di green light for Pakistan to resign before e go enter one chance wey fit make am lose di job anyhow. E be like say di man self sabi say im dey on di hot seat, as him go dey visit EFCC and DSS like him get regular appointment for dia.
E be one kind drama wey fit give olodo for Nigeria serious headache as allegations wey follow di former chairman dey heavy. Di man don dey face wahala from anti-graft agencies, as him don apparently misuse billions of naira. Dem dey talk say di money wey him waste reach N15 billion on Masha’ir extra bed space and plenty hurdles dey follow im tenure.
Well, di Hajj commission staff don vow to continue dey expose any politician wey dey play shenanigans, dem say after Mr. Pakistan, dem go turn di heat on all commissioners and directors wey dey chop money like say na dem alone dey fly go Makkah.
Even di Hajj stakeholders for Saudi Arabia dey do celebration o! Dem dey head towards Ka’aba Grand Mosque to perform tawaf as dem give thanks to Allah for di removal of Mr. Pakistan. Dem don talk say e dey long overdue, as di performance of Nigeria for di Hajj was not just bad, e dey catastrophic!
Na now we go see wetin go happen next for di Hajj Commission as di stakeholders dey call for new leadership wey go sabi di work as e suppose be. Dem dey shout say make di next chairman strong, competent and without any connection waka to any particular Muslim sect, to avoid wahala. Na so di matter dey for Naija, we go dey follow am as e dey unfold!
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