The Madina feeding committee, headed by Abdullahi Kabir, has inspected the kitchens contracted to serve Nigerian pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj operation.

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

The committee conducted the NAHCON Advance Team, led by the Madina coordinator, Abdulkadir Oloyin, round the seven kitchens contracted for the Hajj feeding operation.

The statement said the inspection was to ascertain the readiness of caterers to serve Nigerian pilgrims, adding that the team also focused on hygiene, quality of the food, and facilities.

NAHCON said that among the areas inspected at the facilities were the cleanliness and equipment, as well as the workforce, to determine effective delivery during the Hajj operations.

Mr Oloyin had met with the contractors and raised the issue of food packaging, where he said some of the caterers use substandard plastic containers.

“The meeting agreed on a particular packaging to be used uniformly by all the caterers. Oloyin also reiterated the importance of the following: the menu given to them by NAHCON as well as delivering the food to the pilgrims’ accommodation on time, saying there will be consequences on violators.

“Meanwhile, the committee in charge of accommodation is working tirelessly to ensure that everything is in place before the arrival of the first batch of Nigerian pilgrims into Saudi Arabia, scheduled to start on May 9, 2025,” said NAHCON. 

(NAN)