President Tinubu Appoints Amb. Ismail Abba Yusuf Chairman of NAHCON
By Matthew Eloyi
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Amb. Ismail Abba Yusuf as the new Chairman/CEO of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON).
This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information& Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the appointment is subject to the Senate’s approval in accordance with the provisions of section 3(2) of the NAHCON Act, 2006.
The statement revealed that President Tinubu sent a letter to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday, requesting the expeditious confirmation of Ambassador Yusuf to replace Professor Abdullahi Usman, who resigned this week, after about 14 months in the post.
The statement described Ambassador Yusuf as a seasoned Nigerian career diplomat who served as the Nigerian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Türkiye from 2021 to 2024.
