No be small matter o! Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan wey dey represent Kogi Central don gree give her full support for the nomination of Amb. Ismail Yusuf as the new Chairman for National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). Na President Bola Tinubu carry dis matter come Senate make dem confirm am as e follow wetin NAHCON Act talk for section 3(2) wey say dem need Senate approval.
During di Senate committee screening, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan no hold back as she talk say Amb. Yusuf na ‘the perfect person’ wey fit handle di wahala wey come with Hajj operations. She dey shine eye on him international experience and diplomatic background wey dey strong like rock. As she talk am, “With him vast international experience wey don waka for obodo like Turkey, China, Argentina, and even di UK, I sabi say e too qualify to take this position.”
Amb. Yusuf, wey dey from Idah Local Government Area of Kogi State, don serve for different diplomatic positions inside Nigeria foreign missions. As e be now, e don finish him tenure as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Türkiye, where dem praise am for di way wey him don build beta relationship between both countries. Him nomination come after di last chairman, Professor Abdullahi Usman, waka go after 14 months, so wahala don dey ground as Hajj wahala dey come again.
NAHCON na di body wey dey collect and supervise all di Hajj and Umrah movements for Naija, dem dey control everything from pilgrim boards to accommodation and even di airlift of our people. Akpoti-Uduaghan endorsement na serious backup for Amb. Yusuf as dem dey look forward to di Senate final chat for dis matter. Na dem go discuss am again and decide if dem go confirm am after dem don check di recommendations wey committee don talk.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan clearly show say she dey proud of her brother and she dey represent di interest of her state well. Dis matter go ginger plenty Naija people wey dey look up to di Hajj, as dem dey prepare for di next pilgrimage. Time go show if di Senate go give am di gree wey e need to move di national pilgrimage forward!
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