Saudi Hajj Reform: NAHCON Secures 3-year Transition Plan To Protect Pilgrims

Nigeria has secured a three-year transition period to adapt to Saudi Arabia’s sweeping reforms of Hajj administration, averting an immediate shift of almost all Nigerian pilgrims to private tour operators.
Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Ambassador Ismail Abba Yusuf, disclosed on Monday during an interaction with journalists in Abuja. He said the concession was secured through negotiations with the Saudi authorities after Nigeria raised concerns that an abrupt transition could make Hajj unaffordable for a large number of its pilgrims.
The reforms, being implemented under Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, are designed to make Hajj administration more efficient, ...