02/09/2023
Thank God, the *NAHCON* is under the watchful eyes of many stakeholders, including the state governments, religious leaders, traditional rulers, and above all the presidency and federal lawmakers who have an over sight on their activities. The Commission can be held responsible for poor performance of its designated functions and disciplinary measures taken against its officials, but not so for the private sector.
My conviction is that none of the four issues raised are beyond addressing by the Commission and other critical stake holders, including state government, private hajj operators, and airlines. After all most of the problems are self-inflicted by some of the *stake holders* who cut corners for their personal interest.
The problem of delays in airlifting pilgrims can be attributed to the failure of the regulatory authorities to enforce compliance with safety regulations for the airlines, and stand afoot to make sure no airline is granted airlift contract for the Nigerian pilgrims without clean bill of airworthiness for their aircrafts. Secondly, none should be allowed to bite more than it can chew because of greed.
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2023 Hajj operations has come and gone but not without the usual cacophony of critical voices envisaging a perfect exercise, which is a fantasy for an
