[ 2017-01-18 ]

Gov’t saddled with GH¢23m Hajj debt
The government is saddled with an outstanding debt
of GH¢23 million incurred by the previous Hajj
Board, according to deep throat government
sources.

According to documents sighted by
Starrfmonline.com, 452 would-be pilgrims who paid
for the Holy journey last year, but were not
airlifted to Saudi Arabia must also be
reimbursed.

Confirming the development to Starrfmonline.com,
an impeccable source within the transition team
said “the payment cannot be accounted for”,
adding part of the debt is owed a Saudi airline,
Fly Nas, which has been airlifting pilgrims from
Ghana to Saudi Arabia over the years. Some Hajj
agents, Starrfmonline.com can reveal, are also
being owed their commissions among others.

“The disturbing situation,” the source noted,
“must be resolved soon else our next Hajj
pilgrimage will be in jeopardy.”

“The Hajj operation will still go ahead without
hitches, I can promise you,” the official
assured.

Starrfmonline.com understands an auditing will
soon be launched into the previous Hajj Board’s
operation to “fix the anomaly.”

Efforts to get an official response from the Hajj
board proved futile.

It will be recalled that the Pilgrims Affairs
Office of Ghana (PAOG) last September apologised
to unsuccessful pilgrims who were left stranded
for days at the Airport and were unable to be
airlifted to Saudi Arabia due to “circumstances
beyond their control”.

The chairman of the PAOG Alhaji Abdul Rauf Tanko
Ibrahim promised to clear all refund upon his
return from Saudi Arabia after the Hajj Pilgrimage
in October 2016.

Source - Starrfmonline.com

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