The Association of Hajj and Umrah Tour Operators, HUTUON, has paid a working visit to the Management of 2025 NAHCON’s approved Hajj Service Provider, Mashariq Al Dhahabia, in Makkah. The visit comes after the HUTUON leadership met with the NAHCON Chairman in NAHCON’s Makkah office at Ummul Ujjud. The HUTUON team was led by its Secretary, Alhaji R. A. Bamekun.
The HUTUON President, Alhaji Muhammed A Suleiman told HAJJ REPORTERS that the association has decided to align itself with NAHCON-approved Hajj Service Providers for the interest of Nigerian pilgrims especially in the areas of services in Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah.
“We are yet to understand the motive or rationale behind choosing the same service providers you wrote a petition against and openly castigated that you were forced to patronize them last year, and you turned around and signed with the same service provider this year.”
“We also understand that NAHCON had chosen Rawaf Mina to provide TENT A services for Nigerian pilgrims due to the failure of services by Ithraa Company, which subjected some VIPs to unwarranted embarrassment last year. How can we patronize that same Ithraa Company when NAHCON has directed otherwise” He said
Our members will sign contracts with NAHCON’s choice of service provider for the State because we understand that NAHCON decided to change service providers based on complaints from Tour Operators last year. Speaking during the visit, the NAHCON Chairman assured the HUTUON team of all the necessary support and commitment and said that he is determined to make Hajj comfortable for Nigerian pilgrims.
