How National Hajj Commission Chairman Mismanaged N90Billion Fund
By Vivian Saleh kindly share story... The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the EFCC. Following controversies that greeted the management of the 2024 Hajj N90 billion fund and subsequent invitation of the National Hajj Commission Chairman by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the EFCC says it has recovered some misappropriated funds from the hajj programme. Quoting official documents, The media reported that the anti-graft agency said, “A total of SR314,098 was recovered,” from the NAHCON chairman and other high-ranking officials. The EFCC in the ongoing investigation revealed that from the N90 billion Hajj subsidy, Arabi fraudulently overpaid himself and others the necessary operational cost. Also, according to the document, the approved 2024 Hajj operational cost for the Chairman/CEO, Commissioners...