The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON has defended its 2019 proposed budget of over 1.49 billion naira before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs.
The Head, Public Affairs Division of NAHCON, Fatima Usara, made this known in a statement.
Usara said the NAHCON budget performance in 2018 stood at over 51 per cent with total approved budget at over 1.6 billion naira while budget released was over 824 million naira.
She said the Commission also made presentation before the Senate and House Committees on Foreign Affairs as part of the budget defence.
She said that the Chairman of NAHCON, Abdullahi Muhammad, thanked the National Assembly members for their continued support and cooperation with the commission.
Usara said the chairman implored their support to facilitate timely release of the budget to enable the commission discharge its responsibilities unhindered.
