The Nation Newspaper Hajj: ‘Lagos not happy with NAHCON’s performance’
He called on NAHCON to convene a meeting with all states to discuss the challenges faced to avoid a recurrence.Layode specifically said the caterer used his discretion to select menu that was not favourable to pilgrims from the Southwest. He added that the pilgrims almost protested at Mina and many of them rejected the meals and chose to buy from vendors.The commissioner, however, disagreed with the call for the scrapping of NAHCON, saying, ‘you can’t throw away the baby with the bath water’.
“NAHCON leadership has agreed that there were challenges this year which I believe as a government, we must discuss and point out, to find solutions to them against the next Hajj,” he added.He thanked the pilgrims for their patience and endurance, stressing that he is very proud of their conducts despites operational challenges. He also assured the remaining 943 pilgrims that they would be airlifted back in a short while.
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