Olushola Omogbehin
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, has appointed Amb. Ismail Abba Yusuf as the new Chairman/CEO of the National Hajj Commission, NAHCON.
Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanugu, revealed this on Wednesday.
As the appointment is subject to the Senate’s approval in accordance with the provisions of section 3(2) of the NAHCON Act, 2026, Tinubu has sent a letter today to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, requesting the expeditious confirmation of Ambassador Yusuf.
Yusuf is a seasoned Nigerian career diplomat who served as the Nigerian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Türkiye from 2021 to 2024.
