The Hajj operation is a Trillion Dollar Global business that Nigeria is set to tap into, Alhaji Zikirullah Kunle Hassan, Chairman/CEO, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Sule, Director Media & Public Relations (NIHOTOUR) during a brief signing ceremony of an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) and NAHCON.
The essence is to be able to offer quality services that will ensure that the country taps into the economic gains of hajj process.
Speaking during a brief signing ceremony, Hassan said “Hajj operation is a Trillion Dollar Global business that should not be toyed with.”
“Nigeria is set to key into the economic gains and spiritual benefits of the hajj operations with maximum comfort and satisfaction guaranteed to all Nigerian pilgrims,” he added.
He said the Commission has been against the annual political jamboree associated with hajj operation whereby government at the three tier levels sponsor pilgrims to the Holy land, pointing out that it was a welcome development that since the inception of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration such luxury and flamboyant financial extravaganza has been stopped and individuals are allowed to fend for themselves as a part of their religious obligations.
He pledged that the Commission will not rest on its oars but continue to explore all means and avenues that will ensure the successful and hitch-free operations of the annual religious exercise.
In his remark, Alhaji Nura Sani Kangiwa, Director General of NIHOTOUR said the Institute is poised to bring the wealth of experience of its staff to bear in offering high quality training of the commission’s staff for better service delivery during the annual Hajj operations.
He said as the nation’s apex travel-tourism and hospitality training Institute, NIHOTOUR will ensure that NAHCON staff get the best training necessary that will impact positively on their job performance and output and ensure greater successes for a hitch-free hajj operation.
